unzipping
Pulling slider down
Unzipping is the act of opening a zipper, whether on clothing, bags, or other items with this fastener.
By extension, it describes extracting files from a compressed digital archive—the opposite of zipping them up.
She was unzipping her jacket when the phone rang.
Unzipping the download revealed dozens of image files.
The word can suggest exposure or revelation, since unzipping typically opens something previously closed or concealed.
Two-winged buzzing insect
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- hoodieTopped sweatshirt
- jeansCasual denim trousers
- bootsAnkle-covering footwear
dress · backpack · purse · sweater · trousers · skirt · slider · teeth
Release stored pressure
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- archiveStored historical records
- folderContainer for loose papers
- gzipUnix compression program
tar · WinZip · WinRAR · compression · algorithm · lossless · inflate · deflate
Opening what was secured
- separatingDividing into parts
- partingAct of leaving another
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
- pullingForce toward oneself
releasing · loosening · undoing · detaching · freeing · splitting · opening up · exposing
Revealing something hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- disclosingMaking information known
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- discoveryAct of finding something
secret · confession · truth · insight · divulgence · laying bare · opening up · showing
fly
Two-winged buzzing insect
boots · dress · backpack · purse · sweater · trousers · skirt · slider · teeth · pull-tab
decompress
Release stored pressure
- extractConcentrated derived substance
- archiveStored historical records
- folderContainer for loose papers
gzip · tar · WinZip · WinRAR · compression · algorithm · lossless · inflate · deflate · unpack
unfastening
Opening what was secured
- separatingDividing into parts
- partingAct of leaving another
- slidingMoving smoothly across surface
pulling · releasing · loosening · undoing · detaching · freeing · splitting · opening up · exposing · accessing
uncovering
Revealing something hidden
- exposingMaking something known
- disclosingMaking information known
- unveilingAct of first revealing
discovery · secret · confession · truth · insight · divulgence · laying bare · opening up · showing · manifestation
- opening actionsopen, opening, unlock, unlocking, unlatch
- separatingseparating, detaching, disconnecting, dividing, splitting
- clothing actionsdressing, donning, wearing, buttoning, putting on
- letting outrenting, subletting, leasing, emitting, screaming
- decompressiondecompress, unpack, extract, extracting, expand
- undressingundressing, disrobing, stripping, taking off, getting undressed
unzippingzipping
Closing with interlocking teeth
zipping up · closing · fastening · sealing · securing
unzippingzipping
Closing with interlocking teeth
compressing · archiving · bundling · compacting · packing
unzippingzipping up
Closing with interlocking teeth
putting on clothes · dressing · getting dressed · buttoning up · covering up
zip, zipper, zippy, zips, zipped, zipping, unzip, unzipped, zippered