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closure	something, such as a zipper, that closes an object. [1/3 definitions]
flight bag	a small, lightweight, flexible piece of luggage with a zipper in the top.
fly¹	a strip of material along the edge of a piece of clothing that hides buttons or a zipper. Flies are usually found on the front of pants. [1/9 definitions]
sleeping bag	a large bag with a warm lining and a zipper used to sleep in outdoors.
slide fastener	a device, such as a zipper, for joining two pieces of material, consisting of two parallel edges joined or separated by the motion of a sliding part.
unzip	to open the zipper of (a garment, suitcase, or the like). [1/2 definitions]
zip²	to close with a zipper.
zipper	a thing you use to open and close clothing and bags. A zipper has two rows of teeth and a slide that puts them together or pulls them apart.
zip up	to close the zipper on (something).

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