decompress
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verb \ˌdē-kəm-ˈpres\Definition of DECOMPRESS
transitive verb
1
: to release from pressure or compression
2
: to convert (as a compressed file or signal) to an expanded or original size
intransitive verb
: to undergo release from pressure; especially : relax <need a week off to decompress>
— de·com·pres·sion \-ˈpre-shən\ noun
See Examples of DECOMPRESS
- Once pressure was released, the vertebrae decompressed.
- The file must be decompressed before it can be read.
First Known Use of DECOMPRESS
1905
Related to DECOMPRESS
- Antonyms
- tense (up)
Rhymes with DECOMPRESS
ABS, acquiesce, baroness, bitter cress, CBS, coalesce, convalesce, crown princess, DES, deliquesce, derepress, dispossess, due process, effervesce, effloresce, evanesce, full-court press, gentilesse, granny dress, in-process, inverness, Inverness, less and less, letterpress, luminesce, Lyonnesse, minidress, more or less, nonetheless, obsolesce, otherguess, overdress, pennycress, phosphoresce, politesse, prepossess, preprocess, recrudesce, repossess, reprocess, retrogress, second-guess, SOS, sweaterdress, underdress, watercress, window-dress, word process
de·com·press
transitive verb \ˌdē-kəm-ˈpres\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of DECOMPRESS
: to release from pressure or compression
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