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un·zip

 (ŭn-zĭp′)
tr. & intr.v. un·zipped, un·zip·ping, un·zips
To open or unfasten by means of a zipper or become unzipped.
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unzip

(ʌnˈzɪp)
vb, -zips, -zipping or -zipped
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. (Computer Science) (tr) computing to decompress (a file) that had previously been zipped
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

un•zip

(ʌnˈzɪp)

v. -zipped, -zip•ping. v.t.
1. to open or unfasten by or as if by means of a zipper.
2. to open (a zipper).
v.i.
3. to become unzipped.
[1935–40]
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unzip


Past participle: unzipped
Gerund: unzipping

Imperative
unzip
unzip
Present
I unzip
you unzip
he/she/it unzips
we unzip
you unzip
they unzip
Preterite
I unzipped
you unzipped
he/she/it unzipped
we unzipped
you unzipped
they unzipped
Present Continuous
I am unzipping
you are unzipping
he/she/it is unzipping
we are unzipping
you are unzipping
they are unzipping
Present Perfect
I have unzipped
you have unzipped
he/she/it has unzipped
we have unzipped
you have unzipped
they have unzipped
Past Continuous
I was unzipping
you were unzipping
he/she/it was unzipping
we were unzipping
you were unzipping
they were unzipping
Past Perfect
I had unzipped
you had unzipped
he/she/it had unzipped
we had unzipped
you had unzipped
they had unzipped
Future
I will unzip
you will unzip
he/she/it will unzip
we will unzip
you will unzip
they will unzip
Future Perfect
I will have unzipped
you will have unzipped
he/she/it will have unzipped
we will have unzipped
you will have unzipped
they will have unzipped
Future Continuous
I will be unzipping
you will be unzipping
he/she/it will be unzipping
we will be unzipping
you will be unzipping
they will be unzipping
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unzipping
you have been unzipping
he/she/it has been unzipping
we have been unzipping
you have been unzipping
they have been unzipping
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unzipping
you will have been unzipping
he/she/it will have been unzipping
we will have been unzipping
you will have been unzipping
they will have been unzipping
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unzipping
you had been unzipping
he/she/it had been unzipping
we had been unzipping
you had been unzipping
they had been unzipping
Conditional
I would unzip
you would unzip
he/she/it would unzip
we would unzip
you would unzip
they would unzip
Past Conditional
I would have unzipped
you would have unzipped
he/she/it would have unzipped
we would have unzipped
you would have unzipped
they would have unzipped
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.unzip - open the zipper ofunzip - open the zipper of; "unzip the bag"
unfasten - cause to become undone; "unfasten your belt"
zip, zip up, zipper - close with a zipper; "Zip up your jacket--it's cold"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations
يَفْتَحُ الزِّمَاميَفُك السَّحّاب
rozepnout zip
lyne ned
avata vetoketju
débraguetterouvrir
otvoriti patentni otvarač
cipzárját kinyitja
renna frá
ファスナーを開ける
지퍼를 열다
atvilkt rāvējslēdzēju
rozopnúť zips
odpreti zadrgo
dra ner blixtlås
รูดซิปออก
fermuarı açmakfermuarını açmak
mở phéc-mơ-tuya

unzip

[ˈʌnˈzɪp] VT
1. (= open zip of) → abrir la cremallera or (LAm) el cierre de
can you unzip me? → ¿me puedes bajar la cremallera?
2. (Comput) [+ file] → descomprimir
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

unzip

[ʌnˈzɪp] vt
(= unfasten) [+ bag] → ouvrir (fermeture Éclair®); [+ dress, jacket] → défaire la fermeture Éclair® de
(= decompress) [+ file] → décompresser
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

unzip

vt
zip → aufmachen; dress, trousers, case → den Reißverschluss aufmachen an (+dat); would you please unzip me? → kannst du bitte mir den Reißverschluss aufmachen?
file → auspacken, entzippen
vi (zip) → aufgehen, sich öffnen; this dress won’t unzip → der Reißverschluss an dem Kleid geht nicht auf or lässt sich nicht öffnen; my dress must have come unzipped → der Reißverschluss an meinem Kleid muss aufgegangen sein
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

unzip

[ʌnˈzɪp] vt → aprire (la chiusura lampo di)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

unzip

(anˈzip) – past tense, past participle unˈzipped – verb
to undo the zip of. Will you unzip this dress please?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

unzip

→ يَفْتَحُ الزِّمَام rozepnout zip lyne ned den Reißverschluss öffnen ανοίγω φερμουάρ bajar la cremallera avata vetoketju ouvrir otvoriti patentni otvarač aprire la cerniera ファスナーを開ける 지퍼를 열다 openritsen åpne glidelåsen rozpiąć abrir o fecho de correr, abrir o zíper расстегивать dra ner blixtlås รูดซิปออก fermuarı açmak mở phéc-mơ-tuya 拉开拉链
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