Compress

Definition:

• (v. t.) 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.
• (v. t.) To embrace sexually.
• (n.) 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.

Compare compress with other words:

compress vs. store

compass vs. compress

compress vs. subcompressed

compinge vs. compress

compress vs. constringent

compress vs. incompressibility

compress vs. poultice

astringe vs. compress

compress vs. springy

compress vs. tourniquet

compress vs. sedimentary

compress vs. tampon

compress vs. zip

compress vs. strip

compress vs. packer

compress vs. stuff

compress vs. pressure

compress vs. compressing

bandage vs. compress

compress vs. ice

cloth vs. compress

compress vs. pouch

compress vs. compressor

compress vs. compressive

compress vs. compressible

compress vs. compressibility

compress vs. compressed

compress vs. lengthen

compress vs. expand

compress vs. truncate

compress vs. shorten

compress vs. contract

compress vs. pack

compact vs. compress

bit vs. compress

compress vs. condense

abridge vs. compress

compress vs. folded

compress vs. squeeze

compress vs. compression

compress vs. press

compress vs. squash

compress vs. impact

compress vs. spring