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• n  a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
• v  close with a zipper

• For, like superhighways, zippers were super only so long as all systems were go; let one tooth snap and total chaos was sure to ensue, and did.
• Chester Weinberg zippers one sweater dress straight up the middle, slashes a velvet version well above the knees, and matches a short suede battle jacket to a "hula skirt" made .
• The familiar joke about the woman who went through so many operations that she asked for a zipper closure last week seemed about to become a reality.

• slide fastener
• zip
• zip fastener
• zip up

• unzip

News & Articles

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• FixnZip Creates Effortless Zipper Repair for Apparel, Lifestyle & Outdoor Items
  FixnZip develops new way to solve that annoying problem with effortless zipper repair sans needles, threads and tools. (PRWeb June 13, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10824672.htm
  June 13, 2013 - PRWeb
• Polish company plans zipper bag manufacturing plant in Marion
  A Polish company that supplies large press-to-close zipper bags used by food, pet food, lawn care, pharmaceutical and other businesses will be the initial tenant of the 181-acre Marion Enterprise Center. ElPlast of Zory, Poland, is expected to start construction of a 36,000-square-foot building this fall, according to George Lake, president of the Marion Ec0nomic Development [...]
  June 12, 2013 - The Gazette
• A pale revival of "Jacques Brel ... "
  If you go... What: "Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris." Running time: 2 hours, including one intermission. Ticket price: $65. Theater: The Zipper, 336 W. 37th St.
  June 12, 2013 - The Journal News

Quotes

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• Johnny Knoxville in Starpulse.com (blog)
  Knoxville writes on his internet blog, "When the shoot was over, the wardrobe girl packed my luggage so I could go home and, unbeknownst to me, she packed a FAKE hand grenade (a prop grenade that I'd taken to the shoot) in the front zipper of my...
• Nick Swisher in USA Today
  For A-Rod to have the series he had was absolutely tremendous,outfielder Nick Swisher said. "To put everyone else, just a nice little zipper over their lips for the way he's played in the postseason thus far. It's a great feeling, a great...
• Lou Piniella in San Francisco Chronicle
  I said, forget about my zipper,Piniella said, suggesting Lilly concentrate on his pitching.