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adjective
1.
pressed into less space; condensed: compressed gases.
2.
pressed together: compressed lips.
3.
flattened by or as if by pressure: compressed wallboard.
4.
Zoology, Botany. flattened laterally.
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Compressed
is always a great word to know.
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| animal phylum comprised of sponges |
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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.
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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