noun · A1

Zip

ZIP/zɪp/

A zip is a fastener with two rows of little teeth and a slider, used on jackets, bags, and trousers (British). Countable: a zip, zips; do up / undo the zip; zip as a verb. A button is a round disc you push through a hole; a zipper is the usual American word for the same picture. Mix-up: zip vs sip (to drink a little) — z vs s; and zip vs tip (the end).

Meaning

A fastener of two rows of teeth and a slider, used on clothes and bags (British).

Examples

“The zip on my bag is stuck.”
“The zip on my coat is stuck.”
“Do not force the zip — it will break.”

Good to know

a zip (British fastener). American: zipper. Contrast: button (round, hole). Mix-up: sip.

Near in meaning

zipper

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