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View synonyms for unzip

unzip

[ uhn-zip ]

verb (used with object)

, un·zipped, un·zip·ping.
  1. to open the zipper of.


verb (used without object)

, un·zipped, un·zip·ping.
  1. to become unzipped.

unzip

/ ʌnˈzɪp /

verb

  1. to unfasten the zip of (a garment) or (of a zip or garment with a zip) to become unfastened

    her skirt unzipped as she sat down

  2. tr computing to decompress (a file) that had previously been zipped
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unzip1

First recorded in 1935–40; un- 2 + zip 2
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Example Sentences

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.

Police said when officers approached, he dropped a backpack, unzipped it and pulled out a handful of rocks.

Cooling everything down is as simple as unzipping one of the vents in the side wall or rolling up the door flaps.

I like the kind you can unzip fully to slip over the rest of your outfit.

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.

These drugs interfere with the double helix zip-unzip-zip-again process of RNA and DNA replication.

I undo the button, but before I unzip him I let my fingers wander, tracing his erection through the soft denim.

Someone tried to unzip the pants of one of the women I was with.

Then unzip another layer to make room for the Saigon cinnamon doughnuts with dulce de leche.

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