unzip

English

verb

Definitions

(transitive) To open something using a zipper.
(intransitive) To come open by means of a zipper.
(computing) To decompress (a zip file).

Etymology

Affix from English zip (make move quickly, move in haste).

Origin

English

zip

Gloss

make move quickly, move in haste

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

rezip English
unzippable English
unzipped English
zip English
zipgun English
zipless English
ziplike English
zipline English
ziplocked English
zipola English
zippable English
zipper English
zippo English
zippy English
ziptop English
zipway English
zipar Portuguese
sip Irish
ziper Norman
zik Hausa