VERB: "to close or open with or as if with a [certain device]" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to close or open with or as if with a [certain device]" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab
2. forceful exertion
(verb)
1. move very fast
2. close with a zipper

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

CERTAIN (adjective)
1. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
2. certain to occur; destined or inevitable
CLOSE (verb)
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
2. come to a close
CLOSE (adjective)
1. not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
2. of textiles
CLOSE (adverb)
1. near in time or place or relationship
2. in an attentive manner
CLOSE (noun)
1. the last section of a communication
2. the temporal end; the concluding time

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