SLIDE FASTENER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does slide fastener mean? 

• SLIDE FASTENER (noun)
  The noun SLIDE FASTENER has 1 sense:

1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

  Familiarity information: SLIDE FASTENER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SLIDE FASTENER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

slide fastener; zip; zip fastener; zipper

Hypernyms ("slide fastener" is a kind of...):

fastener; fastening; fixing; holdfast (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)

Holonyms ("slide fastener" is a part of...):

cardigan (knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper)

dress; frock (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)

skirt (a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women)

pair of trousers; pant; trousers ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately)