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

Word History and Origins

Origin of unzip¹

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

Example Sentences

Suspicious, the officers unzipped the suitcase’s lining and found a stack of 13 white T-shirts “that were wet and appeared to be caked with a white powdery substance,” according to the affidavit.

From Los Angeles Times

The electrical and electronic engineering student said: "I unzipped the outer packaging and saw something move and was like, what's this?"

From BBC

As the new technique can create nanostructures anywhere on a sample, they also unzipped two lines in parallel.

From Science Daily

Sitting at the foot of her bed, she unzipped her backpack and pulled out the shoebox she’d saved from her old house.

From Literature

While they climbed into the third row, Cat unzipped her backpack and looked inside.

From Literature