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Definition of unzip verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. [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.
    opposite zip up
  2. [transitive] unzip something (computing) to return a file to its original size after it has been compressed (= made smaller) synonym decompress opposite zip
See unzip in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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