zip tie

noun

: a plastic strip that can be threaded through its end and tightened so as to fasten something

especially : flex-cuff

zip-tie

ˈzip-ˌtī

verb

Examples of zip tie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The hikers called 911 and removed the zip tie from the animal’s mouth before authorities arrived to help remove the other zip tie and carry him to safety. —

Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024 How to launch a weather balloon The balloon launching operation was simple and low-tech, consisting of the balloon, a zip tie to seal the balloon's end, a plastic spool of string, a hose for the helium tank and the transmitting device, called a radiosonde. —

Jack Armstrong, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024 More than a dozen pro-Palestinian demonstrators were taken away in zip tie handcuffs. —

Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 May 2024 The officers use a zip tie to bind Hayes' feet and place him in the back of a police car, the video shows. —

Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 25 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for zip tie

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