Search
Select the dictionary language
to decompress
01
to relax and release tension, especially after a period of stress or pressure
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
decompress
3rd person singular
decompresses
Present participle
decompressing
Past simple
decompressed
Past participle
decompressed
Examples
After a challenging day, she needs time to decompress and relax.
02
to release or lessen the pressure applied to something
Transitive: to decompress the pressure on something
Examples
The surgeon carefully decompressed the nerve to reduce pain.
03
to convert data back to its original size and format after being compressed
Transitive: to decompress digital data or files
Examples
The program automatically decompresses the file when you open it.
Lexical Tree
decompress
compress
