ziptie

English

Noun

ziptie (plural zipties)

1. Alternative form of zip tie
   • 2012, Occupying Wall Street, →ISBN, page 9:

     “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.

   • 2014, Bradford Schmidt, Brandon Thompson, GoPro: Professional Guide to Filmmaking, →ISBN:

     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.

   • 2017, Amy Bloom -, New Haven Noir, →ISBN:

     I was stuck to the metal shelving. With zipties.

Verb

ziptie (third-person singular simple present zipties, present participle ziptying, simple past and past participle ziptied)

1. Alternative form of zip tie
   • 2007, Matt Carson, On A Hill They Call Capital, →ISBN, page 77:

     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.

   • 2014, Bradford Schmidt, Brandon Thompson, GoPro: Professional Guide to Filmmaking, →ISBN:

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

   • 2018, Tellulah Darling, Kissed Off, →ISBN:

     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.