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Compresses
To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
📖 Definitions of "Compresses"
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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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A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
"He held a cold compress over the sprain."
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A machine for compressing
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Compresses"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| pressnoun | An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing. |
| constrictverb | (ambitransitive) To narrow, especially by application of pressure. |
| squeezeverb | (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once. |
| compactnoun | Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume. |
| contractnoun | An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement. |
| pack togetherverb | make more compact by or as if by pressing |
| shrinksverb | (US, Pennsylvania Dutch English) A large highly decorative German/Dutch-style piece of furniture, which combines aspects of a clothing wardrobe, curio, and cabinet. |
| compressionnoun | An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction. |
| compressionalnoun | The quality of compression |
| compressible | able to be compressed |
| compressivenoun | That compresses |
| compressibilitynoun | The degree to which something is compressible. |
| condensesverb | (transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume. |
| condensingnoun | the act of increasing the density of something |
| uncompressnoun | (computing, transitive) To restore a compressed file to its normal size. |
| compressorsnoun | A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor. |
| compacted | Closely or densely packed together. |
| compactionnoun | The process of compacting something, or something that has been compacted. |
| compactingnoun | An agreement or contract. |
| compressornoun | A machine for compressing gases, especially an air compressor. |
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