decompress
verb/ˌdiːkəmˈpres/
/ˌdiːkəmˈpres/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they decompress | /ˌdiːkəmˈpres/ /ˌdiːkəmˈpres/ |
| he / she / it decompresses | /ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪz/ /ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪz/ |
| past simple decompressed | /ˌdiːkəmˈprest/ /ˌdiːkəmˈprest/ |
| past participle decompressed | /ˌdiːkəmˈprest/ /ˌdiːkəmˈprest/ |
| -ing form decompressing | /ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪŋ/ /ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] decompress (something) to have the air pressure in something reduced to a normal level or to reduce it to its normal level
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- [transitive] decompress something (computing) to return files, etc. to their original size after they have been compressed opposite compress
- [intransitive] (North American English, informal) to calm down and relax synonym unwind (2)
- Whenever I can I like to sneak away to relax and decompress.
- For some people, yoga is a way of decompressing after a long day.
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