zipped
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Meaning
Fastened or closed with a zip fastener.
Closed or fastened something with a zip fastener.
Structure
Usage
She wore a zipped jacket to stay warm in the breeze.
He quickly zipped up his bag before running to catch the bus.
The document was compressed and zipped for easier email attachment.
Etymology
The word 'zip' first emerged in the mid-19th century as an onomatopoeic term for a sharp, whizzing sound. By the late 19th century, it was applied to a type of fast-moving bullet. Its application to the fastening device, a trademark registered in 1925 by the B.F. Goodrich Company, directly borrowed the sense of speed and a sharp sound to describe the action and noise of the closure. The form 'zipped' simply applies the regular Germanic past tense suffix '-ed' to this modern, sound-imitating root, creating the standard inflected form meaning 'fastened with a zip'.
Analysis
'zip' is an onomatopoeic word of imitative origin, representing the sound of a fast-moving object or the sound of a fastener. '-ped' (here realized as -ed) is a suffix of Old English origin, used to form the past tense and past participle of regular verbs.