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Deflate meaning
To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre. | To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink | To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
Example sentences (20)
If the package has a large leak, it is expected to deflate rapidly and for the smaller leaks, it is likely to deflate slowly.
Another deputy tried to place a strip of spikes on the road to deflate the speeder's tires.
A vehicle was stopped later that afternoon by Worcestershire’s Operational Patrol Unit on the A449, after a ‘stinger’ device was deployed to deflate the tyres.
But Minhaj never lets his audience linger in sadness, demonstrating precision timing and knowing just when to inflate and deflate his audience.
So given all that please explain in a few sentences why he’s going to “rain on the parade” …unless of course he wants to deflate the rally.
The apartment investment industry has experienced severe malinvestment over the last several years, resulting in a massive bubble that has only recently begun to deflate with rising interest rates.
The journalist added that a “hardball” approach might deflate Republican claims by directly addressing factual disputes and providing context.
They're also equipped with stop-stick technology to deflate the tires of fleeing cars, Hain said.
Brady was accused of allegedly ordering team personnel to deflate game balls that were below the league minimum requirement of 12.5 psi against the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC Championship game in 2014.
Dismantling of the structure will begin next week, but it's not as simple as puncturing the side and watching it deflate.
Since the meme stock mania started to deflate in November 2021, ) is down 92%.
The offside flag went up to deflate the home supporters, only for VAR to eventually confirm that the goal was good.
A small misstep or getting behind schedule could deflate expectations and with it, investor’s willingness to pay more for WESCO’s earnings.
The organized mass killings are not new, so why the country managers have not devised means to checkmate and successfully deflate these wanton killings is worrisome.
As waves pass the tube, the water inside pushes trapped air above to inflate and deflate the generator.
But even in its death throes, the penultimate episode took time to be true to itself and deflate its heroes.
Camp celebrates artifice and artificiality, flamboyance and theatricality, but can quickly deflate if forced.
Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface.
I suppose they will call the 8 games Frisco has won this season meaningless too, as well as the 2 games he won for New England when Brady was serving his 4 game suspension for deflate gate.
It’s National Bike Month. Don’t let a flat tire deflate your spirits.