Compress

What do we mean by compress?

To press together. transitive verb

To make more compact by or as if by pressing. transitive verb

To encode (data) to minimize the space required for storage or transmittal. transitive verb

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. noun

A machine for compressing material. noun

In surgery, a soft mass formed of tow, lint, or soft linen cloth, so contrived as by the aid of a bandage to make due pressure on any part. noun

In hydropathic practice, a wet cloth applied to the surface of a diseased part, and covered with a layer or bandage of dry cloth or oiled cloth. noun

An apparatus in which bales of cotton, etc., are pressed into the smallest possible compass for stowage. noun

To press or pack together; force or drive into a smaller compass or closer relation; condense.

To embrace sexually.

Synonyms To crowd, squeeze.

To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense. transitive verb

To embrace sexually. transitive verb

To reduce the space required for storage (of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a smaller number of bits while preserving the information content. The compressed data is usually decompressed to recover the initial data format before subsequent use. transitive verb

A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part. noun

A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury. noun

A machine for compressing noun

To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume. verb

To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format. verb

To condense into a more economic, easier format. verb

To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.

To condense into a more economic, easier format.

To abridge.

To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.

To embrace sexually.

Words that are spelled similarly to compress:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word compress:
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Words that rhyme with compress:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe compress:
cold, hot, wet, warm, cool, moist, sterile, abdominal, small, large, firm, revulsive, thick, light, antiseptic, alternate, fresh, dry, precordial, soft, tight, clean, spinal, damp, stimulating, herbal, continuous, graduated, folded, soothing, thin, vulvar, gastric, protected, cephalic, neutral, suitable, proximal, aseptic, flat, makeshift, bloody, tepid, circular, elaborate, luxurious, nearest, inch, pulped, reliable, shaped, submental, sterilized, instant, acid, terrific, saturated, axial, chest, sponge, icy, select, pelvic, interval, wool, nasal.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective compress:
time, files, cloth, air, nerves, contents, data, drive, tissue, images, structures, vessels, activity, bandage, roots, lips, men, video, gas, others, spring, information, tablets, gases, operations, text, activities, space, portions, times, parts, ducts, cord, mode, tissues, audio, organs, areas, ion, bag, elements, treatment, material, commands, movie, canvas, schedules, lens, program, cotton, pictures, plant, traffic, artery, plants, materials.

Consonant match to compress:
comp press.

Words that sound like compress:
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