ALL meanings of decompress
de·com·press
D d - verb transitive decompress to free (a deep-sea diver, tunnel worker, etc.) from compression or air pressure by means of an air lock 3
- verb transitive decompress to free from pressure 3
- verb decompress to return (a diver, caisson worker, etc) to a condition of normal atmospheric pressure gradually from a condition of increased pressure or (of a diver, etc) to be returned to such a condition 3
- verb decompress to relieve (a substance) of pressure or (of a substance) to be relieved of pressure 3
- verb without object decompress to undergo decompression. 1
- noun Definition of decompress in Technology (compression, data) To reverse the effects of data compression. 1
- intransitive verb decompress relax 1
- transitive verb decompress file, data: expand 1
- transitive verb decompress diver: put into decompression 1
- abbreviation DECOMPRESS depressurize 1
- noun decompress Relieve of compressing forces, in particular. 1
- verb without object decompress Informal. to relax; unwind. 1
- verb with object decompress to cause to undergo decompression. 1
- verb decompress (Transitive Verb) To relieve the pressure or compression on something. 0
- verb decompress (Transitive Verb) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. 0
- verb decompress (Transitive Verb) (computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form. 0
- verb decompress (Intransitive Verb) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure. 0
- verb decompress (Intransitive Verb) INF To relax. 0