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verb (used with object)
1.
to press 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.
noun
4.
Medicine/Medical. a soft, cloth pad held in place by a bandage and used to provide pressure or to supply moisture, cold, heat, or medication.
5.
an apparatus for compressing cotton bales.
6.
a warehouse for storing cotton bales before shipment.
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Compressible
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Origin:
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English (< Middle French compresser) < Late Latin compressāre, frequentative of Latin comprimere to squeeze together (see com-, press1); (noun) < Middle French compresse, noun derivative of the v.
1350–1400; (v.) Middle English (< Middle French compresser) < Late Latin compressāre, frequentative of Latin comprimere to squeeze together (see com-, press1); (noun) < Middle French compresse, noun derivative of the v.
Related forms
com·press·i·ble, adjective
com·press·i·bly, adverb
com·press·ing·ly, adverb
non·com·pres·si·ble, adjective
o·ver·com·press, verb (used with object)
EXPANDAntonyms
1. expand, spread.
1. expand, spread.
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World English Dictionary
| compress | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to squeeze together or compact into less space; condense |
| 2. | computing to apply a compression program to (electronic data) so that it takes up less space |
| —n | |
| 3. | 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. | a machine for packing material, esp cotton, under pressure |
| [C14: from Late Latin compressāre, from Latin comprimere, from premere to press] | |
| com'pressible | |
| —adj | |
| com'pressibleness | |
| —n | |
| com'pressibly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
compress
late 14c., "to press (something) together," from O.Fr. compresser, from L. compressare "to press together," frequentative of comprimere "to squeeze," from com- "together" + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). The noun, in the surgical sense, is from 1599.
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Medical Dictionary
compress com·press (kŏm'prěs')
n.
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. v. com·pressed, com·press·ing, com·press·es (kəm-prěs')
To press or squeeze together.
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