Main Entry: de·com·press

Pronunciation: \ˌdē-kəm-ˈpres\

Function: verb

Date: 1905

transitive verb

1 : to release from pressure or compression
2 : to convert (as a compressed file or signal) to an expanded or original sizeintransitive verb : to undergo release from pressure; especially : relax <need a week off to decompress>

— de·com·pres·sion \-ˈpre-shən\ noun