Meaning & use
zip-tied
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Meaning
verbtransitive
Fastened or secured something using a zip tie (a plastic cable tie).
Grammar: Regular verb: zip-tie, zip-tied, zip-tied. Often used in the passive: 'The wires are zip-tied.'
Patterns
- zip-tied something
- zip-tied something to something
- be zip-tied together
The electrician zip-tied the cables to keep them tidy.
All the boxes were zip-tied shut for security.
She zip-tied the branches to the fence.
Word forms
| third person singular | zip-ties |
|---|---|
| past tense | zip-tied |
| past participle | zip-tied |
| -ing form | zip-tying |
Common combinations
- zip-tied together
- The cables were zip-tied together.
- zip-tied shut
- The bag was zip-tied shut.
- zip-tied to
- The sign was zip-tied to the post.
Synonyms and how they differ
- cable-tied
- Cable-tied is a synonym, but 'zip-tied' is more specific to the brand name Zip tie.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: zip-tied or zipped?
zip-tied vs zipped
Zipped means closed with a zipper (on clothes or bags), not with a zip tie.
Practice
Choose the correct sentence:
Choose one answer.
The past tense of 'zip-tie' is 'zip-tied', so 'He zip-tied the cables together' is correct. 'Zip-tie' is present, 'zip-tying' is continuous, and 'zip-ties' is present tense with a past time adverb, which is wrong.
Make it your own
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