Used in a Sentence

decompress

How to use decompress in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for decompress.

Editorial note

If you want to get fancy, teach LaTeX how to decompress packages on demand.

Examples11
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of decompress gathered in one view.

verb

restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"

verb

decrease the pressure of; "depressurize the cabin in the air plane"

verb

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for decompress.

verb

restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"

verb

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

Example sentences

1

If you want to get fancy, teach LaTeX how to decompress packages on demand.

2

Take a little time for yourself and decompress before jumping back in with a clear head.

3

Finally, we wrote a tiny routine to decompress the icon, scale it up and display it on the screen.

4

I'd be perfectly safe because I know that it would just decompress and stop fissioning, but the land prices would be amazing.

5

The trick is in knowing how to optimize those hours of productivity, and when to go home and give your brain time to decompress.

6

In my first deployment, this was the routine every other day for three weeks before we were pulled from the area to decompress.

7

It is unfortunate that you can't decompress for a month or two in Florence, or a similarly beautiful place.

8

Overall, the pedestrian commute energizes me in the morning, and helps me quickly recover and decompress at the end of the day.

9

You don't really care about what's going on under the hood when your users decompress some data you served to them, as long as everything works properly, right?

10

It's interesting how we can have opposite reactions to the same situation; working in previous jobs I hated, getting home at night left me feeling drained of energy and needing to "decompress".

11

“The quiet infants were silent not because they were future introverts—just the opposite—but because they had nervous systems that were unmoved by novelty.” These “high-reactive” babies grow up to be children who need a lot of time to decompress after school, need time alone to be creative and explore.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use decompress in a sentence?

If you want to get fancy, teach LaTeX how to decompress packages on demand.

What does decompress mean?

restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"

What part of speech is decompress?

decompress is commonly used as verb.