decompress
English Thesaurus
1. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | change state, turn, |
| definition | : | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (verb.change) |
2. decrease the pressure of (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | adjust, correct, set, |
| definition | : | alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | puncture, |
| definition | : | cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing (verb.change) |
3. restore to its uncompressed form (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | reconstruct, restore, |
| definition | : | return to its original or usable and functioning condition (verb.social) |
4. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)
| antonym | : | tense, tense up, |
| definition | : | become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ease, relaxation, repose, rest, |
| definition | : | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | relaxation, |
| definition | : | (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | relaxant, |
| definition | : | tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension (adj.all) |
5. decrease the pressure of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | decompressing, decompression, |
| definition | : | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) (noun.act) |
6. restore to its uncompressed form (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | decompression, |
| definition | : | restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display (noun.act) |
7. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease (verb.body)
| antonym | : | tense, tense up, |
| definition | : | become tense, nervous, or uneasy (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | ease, relaxation, repose, rest, |
| definition | : | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | relaxation, |
| definition | : | (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers (noun.process) |
| derivation | : | relaxant, |
| definition | : | tending to relax or relieve muscular or nervous tension (adj.all) |
8. decrease the pressure of (verb.change)
| derivation | : | decompressing, decompression, |
| definition | : | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) (noun.act) |
9. restore to its uncompressed form (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | decompression, |
| definition | : | restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display (noun.act) |
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