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zip tying

zip tying is the present participle and gerund of zip tie.

Meaning of zip tie

Verb

zip tie (third-person singular simple present zip ties, present participle zip tying, simple past and past participle zip tied)

  1. (transitive) To fasten (something) with a zip tie.
    • A snakelike movement with her right hand caught the man's as he began to withdraw, and Lex drew it up to the woman's hand that she'd controlled, joining and zip tying the two of them together.2017, Palladian, Super: Discipline, →ISBN

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Questions about zip tying

What is zip tying the present participle and gerund of?
Zip tying is the present participle and gerund of zip tie.

Words near zip tying in the dictionary

  1. zip one's lip
  2. zip the lip
  3. zip tie
  4. zip tied
  5. zip ties
  6. zip tying
  7. zip up
  8. zip up one's lip
  9. zip wire
  10. zip wires
  11. zip zap zop

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