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Definition of Compress
1. Verb. Make more compact by or as if by pressing. "Compress the data"
Entails: Press
Generic synonyms: Force, Squeeze, Wedge
Specialized synonyms: Pack, Tamp, Tamp Down
Derivative terms: Compaction, Compressing, Compression
Antonyms: Decompress
2. Noun. A cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever).
3. Verb. Squeeze or press together. "The spasm contracted the muscle"
Specialized synonyms: Choke, Strangle, Prim, Astringe, Strangulate, Convulse, Convulse, Bear Down, Overbear, Choke, Fret, Gag, Choke, Scrag
Generic synonyms: Tighten
Derivative terms: Compressible, Compressible, Compressing, Compression, Compression, Compressor, Constriction, Constrictor, Contraction, Contractor, Contracture, Press, Pressing
Definition of Compress
1. 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.
2. 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.
Definition of Compress
1. Verb. (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To abridge. ¹
5. Verb. (technology) (transitive) To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits. ¹
6. Noun. 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. ¹
7. Noun. A machine for compressing ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compress
1. to compact [v -ED, -ING, -ES] - See also: compact
Medical Definition of Compress
1. Cloth (or another material) applied under pressure to an area of the skin and held in place for a period of time. A compress can be any temperature (cold, luke arm, or hot) and it can be dry or wet. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compress
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