com|press

com|press
com|press «verb. kuhm PREHS; noun. KOM prehs», verb, noun.
–v.t.
to squeeze together; make smaller by pressure; condense: »

Cotton is compressed into bales. Figurative. Can you compress the story into a few short sentences?

 SYNONYM(S): constrict, compact.
–n.
1. a pad of dry or wet cloth applied to a part of the body to prevent bleeding or to lessen inflammation: »

Mother put a cold compress on my bruised forehead to reduce the bleeding under the skin.

2. a machine for compressing cotton into bales.
╂[< Old French compresser < Latin compressāre (frequentative) < comprimere < com- together + premere press]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • com|press´ed|ly — com|pressed «kuhm PREHST», adjective. 1. squeezed together; made smaller by pressure; condensed: »Figurative. When the I.C.B.M. program was accelerated…it was geared to a timetable so compressed it was viewed as wildly optimistic (New York Times) …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|press´i|ble|ness — com|press|i|ble «kuhm PREHS uh buhl», adjective. that can be compressed. –com|press´i|ble|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|press|i|ble — «kuhm PREHS uh buhl», adjective. that can be compressed. –com|press´i|ble|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|press|i|bil|i|ty — «kuhm PREHS uh BIHL uh tee», noun. compressible quality …   Useful english dictionary

  • de|com|press — «DEE kuhm PREHS», transitive verb, intransitive verb. 1. to remove pressure from. 2. to lessen the pressure of air on: »When the diver comes to the surface, however, he must be decompressed slowly (Time). –v.i. to relax; feel relieved of pressure …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|com|press|i|bil|i|ty — «IHN kuhm PREHS uh BIHL uh tee», noun. incompressible condition or quality …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|com|press|i|ble — «IHN kuhm PREHS uh buhl», adjective. not capable of being squeezed into a smaller size …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|com|press — «REE kuhm PREHS», transitive verb. to compress again …   Useful english dictionary

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  • com|pressed — «kuhm PREHST», adjective. 1. squeezed together; made smaller by pressure; condensed: »Figurative. When the I.C.B.M. program was accelerated…it was geared to a timetable so compressed it was viewed as wildly optimistic (New York Times). 2. Botany …   Useful english dictionary

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