compress | English to English Dictionary

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compress

a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.(noun)

source: webster1913

make more compact by or as if by pressing(verb.contact)

Example:
Compress the data.

Synonym:
compact, pack together
Antonym:
decompress, uncompress

source: wordnet30
squeeze or press together(verb.contact)

Example:
She compressed her lips.

Synonym:
compact, constrict, contract, press, squeeze

source: wordnet30
To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water.(verb)

source: webster1913

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