zipper
/ˈzɪpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण ज़िपर
ज़िप, चेन
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[C] especially AmE
a thing that you use to fasten clothes, bags, consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth that you can pull together (British zip)
ज़िप, चेन
- The zipper on my bag is broken.
- Radhika's jacket zipper got stuck just before the interview.
- Pull the zipper up before you leave the hotel.
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- The zipper on his jacket came off in my hand.
- She fixed the broken zipper on her school bag.
Synonyms zip fastener zip fastener
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
zipper (countable noun)
A zipper is countable; talk about one zipper or two zippers. British English prefers zip, but zipper is widely used in Indian shop talk.
'Zipper' countable noun है; एक zipper या दो zippers कहा जाता है। British English में 'zip' अधिक प्रचलित है, पर भारत में 'zipper' भी आम है।
- The zipper on my school bag is broken.
- This jacket has two zippers.
zip / unzip + sth (verb)
As verbs, zip up means to close with a zip and unzip means to open it; the thing fastened is the object.
Verb के रूप में 'zip up' का अर्थ zip से बंद करना और 'unzip' का अर्थ खोलना है; बंद या खोली जाने वाली वस्तु object होती है।
- Radhika zipped up her jacket against the cold.
- He unzipped the bag and took out his admit card.
zipper + preposition (on / of)
The zipper is said to be on a garment or bag, and the zipper of it is also correct when naming the owner.
Zipper किसी कपड़े या बैग 'पर' (on) कही जाती है; मालिक या वस्तु बताने के लिए 'of' भी सही है।
- The zipper on the suitcase got stuck.
- The zipper of her kurta came off.
the zipper (passive state): is stuck / jammed
Use stuck, jammed or broken as adjectives after be to describe a zipper that will not move.
ऐसी zipper के लिए जो न चले, be के बाद stuck, jammed या broken adjective के रूप में आते हैं।
- The zipper is jammed, so I cannot open the bag.
zip / zipper vs chain
In India a zipper is also called a chain in speech, but in writing use zip or zipper for the fastener.
भारत में बोलचाल में zipper को 'chain' भी कहते हैं, पर लिखित English में fastener के लिए zip या zipper का प्रयोग कीजिए।
- The zip of her jeans broke on the way to school.
+Collocations 5
verb + zipper
pullfixrepaircloseopenreplace
- The tailor replaced the zipper of my trousers in five minutes.
adjective + zipper
brokenstuckmetalplastichiddenloose
- The dress has a hidden zipper at the back.
zipper + noun
pullpocketteethbagjacket
- She kept her bus pass in the zipper pocket.
preposition phrases
with a zipperon a zipperzipper at the backzipper in the front
- I prefer a bag with a zipper rather than a flap.
zipper + preposition
zipper on a bagzipper of a jacketzipper at the backzipper down the front
- The dress has a zipper down the back.
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- The zipper of Radhika's bag got stuck just before the exam.
परीक्षा से ठीक पहले राधिका के बैग की zipper अटक गई।
- He pulled the zipper up to his chin because of the cold wind.
ठंडी हवा के कारण उसने zipper ठुड्डी तक खींच ली।
- A strong metal zipper lasts longer than a plastic one.
मज़बूत धातु की zipper प्लास्टिक वाली से अधिक चलती है।
- Please zip up your school bag before you get on the train.
कृपया ट्रेन में चढ़ने से पहले अपने स्कूल बैग की zip बंद कर लीजिए।
- The cobbler fixed the zipper of my old shoes.
मोची ने मेरे पुराने जूतों की zipper ठीक कर दी।
- He fixed the broken zipper with a small safety pin.
उसने टूटी zipper को छोटी सेफ़्टी पिन से ठीक कर लिया।
- Radhika zipped her pencil case shut and left for school.
राधिका ने अपना pencil case zip से बंद किया और स्कूल के लिए निकल पड़ी।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
zip fastener zip fastener
AaSpelling
zip·per
?Which word?
Keep the fastener words together: zipper or zip, button, hook, buckle (a metal fastener on a belt), Velcro (a fastener with two strips that stick together), press stud (British), clasp.
बंद करने के साधनों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: zipper या zip, button, hook, buckle (पेटी का धातु का बकसुआ), Velcro (चिपकने वाली दो पट्टियों वाला साधन), press stud (British), clasp।
§Grammar and usage
British and American English: zip (British) and zipper (American); the verb zip up means close with a zip.
British और American English में zip (British) और zipper (American); verb zip up का अर्थ ज़िप से बंद करना है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Computer GK: a ZIP file is a compressed file that takes less space.
Computer GK में ZIP file संपीड़ित फ़ाइल है जो कम जगह लेती है।