decompress
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DECOMPRESS
1
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to release or reduce the physical pressure on something or to have the physical pressure released or reduced
[+ object]
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Surgery decompressed the vertebrae.
[no object]
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Once pressure was released, the vertebrae decompressed.
2
[+ object]
computers
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to change (a computer file that has been made smaller) back to its original size by using special software
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The file must be decompressed before it can be read.
3
[no object]
US, informal
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to rest and relax
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After their busy week, they needed some time to decompress. [=unwind]
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The divers underwent decompression. [=a process in which air pressure is slowly decreased to allow a person who has been deep underwater to adapt safely to the pressure at the surface]
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data/file decompression
