UNZIP

unzip

(verb) open the zipper of; “unzip the bag”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unzip (third-person singular simple present unzips, present participle unzipping, simple past and past participle unzipped)

(transitive) To open something using a zipper.

(intransitive) To come open by means of a zipper.

(computing, transitive) To decompress (a zip file).

Antonyms

• zip up

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 June 2025

SCHNORR

(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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