unzip
/ʌnˈzɪp/
verb
- To open something by pulling apart the teeth of a zipper.
- She had to unzip her jacket because it was too warm inside.
- He carefully unzipped the backpack to get his notebook.
- The child tried to unzip the sleeping bag but got stuck.
- To decompress a computer file that has been compressed into a .zip format.
- You need to unzip the folder before you can view the photos.
- I forgot the password to unzip the archive.
- The software can unzip files automatically after downloading.
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