'decompress' definitions:

Definition of 'decompress'

From: WordNet
verb
Restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" [syn: decompress, uncompress] [ant: compact, compress, pack together]
verb
Decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane" [syn: depressurize, depressurise, decompress] [ant: pressurise, pressurize]
verb
Become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" [syn: relax, loosen up, unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down] [ant: tense, tense up]

Definition of 'decompress'

From: GCIDE
  • decompress \decompress\ v. i. to undergo the process of decompression. [PJC]

Definition of 'decompress'

From: GCIDE
  • decompress \decompress\ v. t. to subject to the process of decompression. [PJC]

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