Definition of compress

noun (n)

• 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

verb (v)

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

  Synonym: compact, pack together
  Antonym: decompress, uncompress
  

  Example:
  Compress the data.
  

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

  Synonym: compact, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
  

  Example:
  She compressed her lips.
  

  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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