ziptie

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A form of zip tie — Synonym of cable tie.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounziptie (plural zipties)

plural zipties

  1. alternativeAlternative form of zip tie.

    I was stuck to the metal shelving. With zipties.

    2017, Amy Bloom -, New Haven Noir, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    “They started cutting off zipties, someone re-ziptied themselves to each other, and eventually just pulled them off one by on and took them into the back,” arresting all of them.

    2012, Occupying Wall Street, →ISBN, page 9

    We drill holes in the ends of the poles and extensions, then use screws or zipties to attach the poles to our standard quick-release buckles, which click into adhesive mounts affixed to the desired surface.

    2014, Bradford Schmidt, Brandon Thompson, GoPro: Professional Guide to Filmmaking, →ISBN
verbziptie (third-person singular simple present zipties, present participle ziptying, simple past and past participle ziptied)

present singular third person zipties · participle present ziptying · participle past ziptied · past ziptied

  1. alternativeAlternative form of zip tie.

    However, in .5 sec or burst photo mode, shake or vibration usually don't matter. We ziptie long poles off vehicles, which bounce around.

    2014, Bradford Schmidt, Brandon Thompson, GoPro: Professional Guide to Filmmaking, →ISBN
    2 more examples

    Now I start to think and I tell Red to ziptie the guys' hands behind their backs and insert our letters as I pull Starkey out and walk her back to our car.

    2007, Matt Carson, On A Hill They Call Capital, →ISBN, page 77

    Levi's brows creased together in dumb stupor as Reiko stepped over the still-prone figure to ziptie the guy's hands behind his back, before removing the Taser probes.

    2018, Tellulah Darling, Kissed Off, →ISBN
Cite this entry
APA

ziptie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziptie

MLA

“ziptie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziptie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ziptie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ziptie.

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