compress

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/kəmˈpɹɛs/ English

Definitions

To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.“The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement.”
To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.“Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel”
To condense into a more economic, easier format.“This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram.”
To abridge.“If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information.”

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.“He held a cold compress over the sprain.”
A machine for compressing