zip-tie

plural zip-ties

1. alternativeAlternative form of zip tie.

   She pulled a zip-tie out from her waistband.

   2013, Erik Schubach, A Deafening Whisper, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   He thought he could feel the zip-tie beginning to give, too.

   2015, Patrick Lee, Only to Die Again, →ISBN

   As soon as he was comfortable, he examined the zip-tie.

   2017, Nikhil Lodha, Diamonds Are Forever, →ISBN

present singular third person zip-ties · participle present zip-tying · participle past zip-tied · past zip-tied

1. alternativeAlternative form of zip tie.

   I drink a swig of it and get to work zip-tying lights inside of trusses.

   2012, Brianna Kayleen, One's Story, →ISBN

   2 more examples

   It was brutal, more brutal than normal. I had to zip-tie my bike to the racking just to keep it from flying off.

   2016, Hollie Cradduck, Hollie's Road to Kona: A Young Woman's Ironman Mission, →ISBN

   Two of the terrorists point their guns at the group while Beard moves through the bodies, checking each person for cell phones, removing watches and jewelry, zip-tying hands behind backs, and duct-taping mouths.

   2016, Nick Pirog, 3:46 a.m.