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Meaning of 'compress' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Compress [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Compress [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To embrace sexually.

Meaning of 'compress' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . compress [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make more compact by or as if by pressing
Example in sentence:
  • compress the data
Meaning (2):
- squeeze or press together
Example in sentence:
  • she compressed her lips;
  • the spasm contracted the muscle

Nearby Words:

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