unzip

«unzip» in Mova's school dictionary: to open its zip (US: zipper) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (unzip, unzips, unzipped, unzipping)

meaning for a pupil

1) To unzip something is to open its zip (US: zipper). tree →

2) (computers) To unzip a file is to open a compressed (zipped) file so you can use what is inside. tree →

sense 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.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «unzip» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.