compress
Meaning of compress
- flatten by pressure; squeeze or press.
the skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag
- a pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding.
a cold compress
late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere .
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Hyphenation of compress
com-press
- It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
- compress is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
compress synonyms
Meaning compact:
Meaning constrict:
constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
Meaning make or become flat or flatter:
Meaning crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape:
Meaning compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape:
Meaning force (people or things) into a place or container that is or appears to be too small to contain them:
Meaning squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space:
Meaning force or cram (something) tightly into a receptacle or space:
Meaning fix in position using a wedge:
Meaning pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion:
Meaning fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel:
Meaning compress (a soft material) into a lump or mass:
Meaning crush or squeeze (something) into a compact mass:
Meaning squash or crush:
Meaning compress or constrict; press together:
Meaning pressed close together; contracted; compressed:
Translation of compress
- German: Verband, Binde, Bandage, komprimieren, Kompresse
- Spanish: apósito, cataplasma, emplasto, comprimir, compresa
- French: bandage, pansement, comprimer, compresse
- Italian: bendaggio, comprimere, compattare
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