unzip

verb (unzip, unzips, unzipped, unzipping)

«unzip» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To unzip something is to open its zip (US: zipper). tree →
(computers) To unzip a file is to open a compressed (zipped) file so you can use what is inside. tree →

In the lessons

Used about coats, bags, tents and pencil cases; in computing lessons about files.

Examples

Unzip your coat when you come inside. tree →
She unzipped her pencil case and took out a pen. tree →
The tent was unzipped and the cold came in. tree →
He unzipped his backpack to find his lunch. tree →
Download the folder and unzip it. tree →
The game files must be unzipped before you can play. tree →

Note

Double «p» in «unzipped», «unzipping». British English «zip»; American «zipper», but both say «unzip». Opposite: «zip up». A zipped file is smaller; unzipping makes it full size again.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «unzip» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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