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Compress

/kəmˈpɹɛs/

To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

📖 Definitions of "Compress"

verb

1
To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
"The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."
2
To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
"Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel"
3
To condense into a more economic, easier format.
"This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram."
4
To abridge.
"If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information."

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