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unzip

/ənzˈɪp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
un-zip
IPA
/ənzˈɪp/
16
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To open something using a zipper.

Transitive verb

verb

To come open by means of a zipper.

Intransitive verb

verb

To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English zip English unzip From un- + zip.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unzips (present, singular) unzipping (participle, present) unzipped (participle, past) unzipped (past)

Derived Forms

unzippable unzipper

Synonyms

uncompress decompress

Antonyms

zip up

Rhymes With

ship trip tip hip strip chip slip rip clip skip flip lip

Questions

How do you pronounce unzip?
The recorded pronunciation is /ənzˈɪp/.
What does unzip mean?
To open something using a zipper.
Where does unzip come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- English zip English unzip From un- + zip.

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