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com·press
(kəm-prĕs′)tr.v. com·pressed, com·press·ing, com·press·es
1. To press together: compressed her lips.
2. To make more compact by or as if by pressing.
3. Computers To encode (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmittal: compressed the file so that it could be downloaded more quickly.
n. (kŏm′prĕs′)
1. Medicine A soft pad of gauze or other material applied with pressure to a part of the body to control hemorrhage or to supply heat, cold, moisture, or medication to alleviate pain or reduce infection.
2. A machine for compressing material.
[Middle English compressen, from Old French compresser, from Late Latin compressāre, frequentative of Latin comprimere : com-, com- + premere, to press; see per- in Indo-European roots.]
com·press′i·bil′i·ty n.
com·press′i·ble (kəm-prĕs′ə-bəl) adj.
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compress
vb
1. (tr) to squeeze together or compact into less space; condense
2. (Computer Science) computing to apply a compression program to (electronic data) so that it takes up less space
n
3. (Medicine) a wet or dry cloth or gauze pad with or without medication, applied firmly to some part of the body to relieve discomfort, reduce fever, drain a wound, etc
4. (Mechanical Engineering) a machine for packing material, esp cotton, under pressure
[C14: from Late Latin compressāre, from Latin comprimere, from premere to press]
comˈpressible adj
comˈpressibleness n
comˈpressibly adv
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com•press
(v. kəmˈprɛs; n. ˈkɒm prɛs)v.t.
1. to press or squeeze together; force into less space.
2. to cause to become a solid mass: to compress cotton into bales.
3. to condense, shorten, or abbreviate: The book was compressed by 50 pages.
n. 4. a soft pad or cloth held or secured on the body to provide pressure or to supply moisture, cold, heat, or medication.
5. an apparatus for compressing cotton bales.
[1350–1400; (v.) Middle English (< Middle French compresser) < Late Latin compressāre, frequentative of Latin comprimere to squeeze together]
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compress
Past participle: compressed
Gerund: compressing
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| Noun | 1. |  compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)medical dressing, dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore fomentation - a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice |
| Verb | 1. | compress - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" wedge, squeeze, force - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" tamp, tamp down, pack - press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" decompress, uncompress - restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data" |
| 2. | compress - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" prim - contract one's lips; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened" astringe - constrict or bind or draw together; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm; "The muscles in her face convulsed" convulse - cause to contract; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
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compress
verb
1. squeeze, crush, squash, constrict, press, crowd, wedge, cram Poor posture can compress the body's organs.
2. condense, contract, concentrate, compact, shorten, summarize, abbreviate Textbooks compressed six millennia of Egyptian history into a few pages.
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compress
verb1. To subject to compression:
2. To reduce in size, as by drawing together:
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Translations
يَضْغَط، يُرَكّز
stěsnat
komprimeresammenpresse
òrÿsta/òjappa saman
glaustumaskompresijaslėgimasspaudimassusispaudžiantis
sablīvētsaspiest
sıkıştırmak
compress
B. [ˈkɒmpres] N (Med) → compresa f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
compress
1vt also data → komprimieren (→ into auf +acc); air etc also, data → verdichten; materials → zusammenpressen (into zu)
vi → sich verdichten, sich komprimieren lassen
compress
2Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
compress
[vb kəmˈprɛs; n ˈkɒmprɛs]1. vt (substance) → comprimere; (text) → condensare
2. n (Med) → compressa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
compress
(kəmˈpres) verb to press together; to force into a narrower space. All his belongings were compressed into a very small suitcase.
comˈpressible adjectivecomˈpression (-ʃən) noun
compressed air
air which is at a pressure higher than atmospheric pressure. Deep sea divers breathe compressed air.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
com·press
n. compresa, apósito;
cold ___ → ___ fría;
hot ___ → fomento;
v. comprimir, apretar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
compress
n compresa, paño; cool — compresa fría, paño frío; vt comprimirEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.