verb
unzip
verb
1
To open something by pulling apart its zip fastener.
"She unzipped her jacket as soon as she got inside."
2
To decompress a computer file that has been compressed into a zip archive.
"You'll need to unzip the folder before you can open the photos."
How to Use Unzip
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo undo a zip fastener, or to decompress a computer zip file back to its original form.
Common pairings
unzip a file
unzip a jacket
Word Forms
unzipped past tense, unzips singular
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Etymology
From un- (\"reversal\") plus zip.