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com·pressed    Audio Help   [kuhm-prest] Pronunciation Key
–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.

[Origin: 1325–75; ME; see compress, -ed2]

com·press·ed·ly, adverb

1. expanded.
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com·press    Audio Help   (kəm-prěs')  Pronunciation Key 
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. Computer Science To transform (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmission: compressed the file so that it could be downloaded efficiently.

n.   (kŏm'prěs')
  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-4 in Indo-European roots.]

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adj.  
  1. Pressed together or into less volume or space.
  2. Biology Flattened, especially laterally or lengthwise, as certain leafstalks or the bodies of many fishes.

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compressed

adjective
1. pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" 
2. reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air" 
3. flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) 

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Compressed

Com*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compressed; p. pr & vb. n. Compressing.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]

1. 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.

Events of centuries . . . compressed within the compass of a single life. --D. Webster.

The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. --Melmoth.

2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope.

Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge.
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