unzip

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʌnˈzɪp/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʌnˈzɪp/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un zip′)

Inflections of 'unzip' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
unzips
v 3rd person singular
unzipping
v pres p
unzipped
v past
unzipped
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•zip /ʌnˈzɪp/USA pronunciation   v., -zipped, -zip•ping. 
  1. to (cause to) be opened or unfastened by or as if by means of a zipper: [~ + object]She had trouble unzipping the dress.[no object]The zipper won't unzip.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•zip  (un zip′),USA pronunciation v., -zipped, -zip•ping. 
v.t. 
  1. to open the zipper of.

v.i. 
  1. to become unzipped.
  • un-2 + zip2 1935–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unzip /ʌnˈzɪp/ vb ( -zips, -zipping, -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. (transitive) to decompress (a file) that had previously been zipped
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