unzip
unzip verb: to open something using a zipper.
Verb
unzip (third-person singular simple present unzips, present participle unzipping, simple past and past participle unzipped)
- To open something using a zipper.
- He turned back and started unzipping a bag.2015, Chigozie Obioma, The Fishermen, ONE, page 274
- To come open by means of a zipper.
- To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.
- Synonyms:
- uncompress, decompress
unzip meaning in Tamil, Urdu and Kannada
unzip in Tamil
- விரி, பற்பிரி
unzip in Urdu
- زپ کھولنا
unzip in Kannada
- ಜಿಪ್ ತೆಗೆ
Synonyms of unzip
Antonyms
Forms of unzip
| third-person singular present | unzips |
|---|---|
| present participle | unzipping |
| past participle | unzipped |
| past | unzipped |
Origin of unzip
From un- + zip.
Words formed from unzip
Words that rhyme with unzip
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Questions about unzip
- What does unzip mean?
- Unzip means to open something using a zipper.
- What is unzip in Tamil?
- Unzip in Tamil is விரி, பற்பிரி. See Unzip meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is unzip?
- Unzip is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unzip?
- The past tense of unzip is unzipped.
Words near unzip in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unzip (page history and authors); unzip (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unzip (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unzip (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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