unzip

[ uhn-zip ]

/ ʌnˈzɪp /

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verb (used with object), un·zipped, un·zip·ping.

to open the zipper of.

verb (used without object), un·zipped, un·zip·ping.

to become unzipped.

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Origin of unzip

First recorded in 1935–40; un-² + zip²

Words nearby unzip

unwritten, unwritten constitution, unwritten law, unyielding, unyoke, unzip, unzipped, UO, U. of S. Afr., up, up a creek

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How to use unzip in a sentence

The Talusphere unzips to mid-calf, so putting them on over hiking boots is easy enough, while the generous fit means they can be donned over an existing layer or two.
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Police said when officers approached, he dropped a backpack, unzipped it and pulled out a handful of rocks.
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Cooling everything down is as simple as unzipping one of the vents in the side wall or rolling up the door flaps.
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I like the kind you can unzip fully to slip over the rest of your outfit.
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This tough little bag cracks open like a book when unzipped, making it easy to see whatever you have stashed in the myriad pockets, slots, and openings.
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These drugs interfere with the double helix zip-unzip-zip-again process of RNA and DNA replication.
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I undo the button, but before I unzip him I let my fingers wander, tracing his erection through the soft denim.
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Someone tried to unzip the pants of one of the women I was with.
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Then unzip another layer to make room for the Saigon cinnamon doughnuts with dulce de leche.
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British Dictionary definitions for unzip

unzip

/ (ʌnˈzɪp) /

verb -zips, -zipping or -zipped

to unfasten the zip of (a garment) or (of a zip or garment with a zip) to become unfastenedher skirt unzipped as she sat down

(tr) computing to decompress (a file) that had previously been zipped

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