[{"word":"compressing","phonetic":"/kəmˈpɹɛsɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kəmˈpɹɛsɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."},{"definition":"To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel"},{"definition":"To condense into a more economic, easier format.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram."},{"definition":"To abridge.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information."},{"definition":"To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To embrace sexually.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["contract","abridge","condense","shorten","truncate","compact","condense","pack","press","squash","squeeze"],"antonyms":["decontract","expand","expand","lengthen","uncompress"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/compress","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/compressing"]}]