"decompress" meaning in English

See decompress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /diːkəmˈpɹɛs/ [UK] Forms: decompresses [present, singular, third-person], decompressing [participle, present], decompressed [participle, past], decompressed [past]
Etymology: From de- + compress. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|compress}} de- + compress Head templates: {{en-verb}} decompress (third-person singular simple present decompresses, present participle decompressing, simple past and past participle decompressed)
  1. (transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something. Tags: transitive Translations (to relieve the pressure or compression on something): намалявам налягането (namaljavam naljaganeto) (Bulgarian), alentaa painetta (Finnish), décomprimer (French), αποσυμπιέζω (aposympiézo) (Greek), nyomást csökkent/kienged/megszüntet (Hungarian), decomprimere (Italian), whakaroha (Maori)
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-eESVNltg Disambiguation of 'to relieve the pressure or compression on something': 89 2 4 2 3
  2. (transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. Tags: transitive Translations (to bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure): декомпресирам (dekompresiram) (Bulgarian), αποσυμπιέζω (aposympiézo) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-Xso1pMMZ Disambiguation of 'to bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure': 3 62 2 32 1
  3. (transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: unzip, uncompress
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-vHANAa9O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 62 11 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 17 21 28 22 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 13 50 14 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 9 65 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 8 71 8 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 9 22 50 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 18 52 14 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 15 48 14 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 16 10 57 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 13 12 62 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 13 56 14 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 18 52 14 7 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  4. (intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. Tags: intransitive Translations (to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure): ottaa rennosti (Finnish), rentoutua (Finnish), αποσυμπιέζω (aposympiézo) (Greek), kienged (Hungarian), felenged (Hungarian), ellazul (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-NpSjDKNB Disambiguation of 'to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure': 1 23 1 74 0
  5. (intransitive, informal) To relax. Tags: informal, intransitive
    Sense id: en-decompress-en-verb-QYVOaXrR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: decompression, decompressive, decompressor

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something."
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          "ref": "1989, James Cameron, The Abyss (motion picture), spoken by Lindsey Brigman (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio):",
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        "(intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure."
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      "roman": "namaljavam naljaganeto",
      "sense": "to relieve the pressure or compression on something",
      "word": "намалявам налягането"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "to relieve the pressure or compression on something",
      "word": "alentaa painetta"
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      "word": "décomprimer"
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aposympiézo",
      "sense": "to relieve the pressure or compression on something",
      "word": "αποσυμπιέζω"
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      "sense": "to relieve the pressure or compression on something",
      "word": "nyomást csökkent/kienged/megszüntet"
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      "sense": "to relieve the pressure or compression on something",
      "word": "decomprimere"
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      "roman": "dekompresiram",
      "sense": "to bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "декомпресирам"
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aposympiézo",
      "sense": "to bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure",
      "word": "αποσυμπιέζω"
    },
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      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aposympiézo",
      "sense": "to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure",
      "word": "αποσυμπιέζω"
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      "sense": "to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure",
      "word": "ottaa rennosti"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure",
      "word": "rentoutua"
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure",
      "word": "ellazul"
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}

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If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.