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List of meaning for compress

to flatten something by pressure

compress(verb)

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

compress, compact, pack together(verb)

make more compact by or as if by pressing

"compress the data"

compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press(verb)

squeeze or press together

"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together

a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters

to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter

the substance can compress under pressure

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