"zippers" in the noun sense
1. slide fastener, zip, zipper, zip fastener
a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
"zippers" in the verb sense
1. zip up, zipper, zip
close with a zipper
"Zip up your jacket
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