unzip
verb /ˌʌnˈzɪp/
/ˌʌnˈzɪp/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unzip | /ˌʌnˈzɪp/ /ˌʌnˈzɪp/ |
| he / she / it unzips | /ˌʌnˈzɪps/ /ˌʌnˈzɪps/ |
| past simple unzipped | /ˌʌnˈzɪpt/ /ˌʌnˈzɪpt/ |
| past participle unzipped | /ˌʌnˈzɪpt/ /ˌʌnˈzɪpt/ |
| -ing form unzipping | /ˌʌnˈzɪpɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈzɪpɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] unzip (something) if you unzip a piece of clothing, a bag, etc., or if it unzips, you open the zip that fastens it
- She unzipped his jacket, as if he were a child.
- The bag unzips at the side.
- [transitive] unzip something (computing) to return a file to its original size after it has been compressed (= made smaller) synonym decompress opposite zip