American English
/ˈzɪ.pɚ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
A device with two rows of small teeth that fastens clothes, bags, and other things.
Practice out loudA device with two rows of small teeth that fastens clothes, bags, and other things.
My jacket has a broken zipper.
I need a new zipper for these pants.
In American English, zipper is the usual word for this fastening. Zip is also used, especially in some other varieties of English.
broken zipper · zipper pull · zipper on a jacket · hidden zipper
the zipper on + a jacket, bag, or pair of pants
To close a jacket, bag, or other item by using its zipper.
Zipper your jacket up before you go outside.
She zippered the suitcase before the flight.
In everyday American English, people often say zip up instead of zipper.
zipper up a jacket · zipper a bag closed
zipper + something + up
zipper + something + closed
to close something with a zipper
Zipper up your jacket before you leave.
As a verb, zipper becomes zippered and zippering. Do not use zipped or zipping for this word.