zip tie

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zip tie

noun zip ties · zip-tie · ziptie

Synonym of cable tie.
Similar: cable tie

verb zip ties · zip tying · zip tied · zip-tie · ziptie

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.

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@misc{zip_tie_2026,
  title = {zip tie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zip%20tie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}