decompressverb
uk/ˌdiː.kəmˈpres/us/ˌdiː.kəmˈpres/[ I or T ] to reduce in pressure or return to the original lower pressure, or to cause something to do this:
If a plane window breaks, the cabin will rapidly decompress.
specialized computing [ I or T ] to return to the original size, or to cause something to do this:
The computer chip compresses and decompresses a colour image in less than a second.
[ I, I or T ] mainly US informal to relax:
After two weeks' hiking we'll need a few days to decompress.
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Enlarging and inflating
- balloon
- bloat
- blow
- blow sth up
- blow up
- broaden
- build (sb/sth) up
- deepen
- engorged
- enlarge
- expand
- flare
- fluff sth up
- inflate
- lengthen
- magnification
- puff
- scale sth up
- stretch
- widen
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