compress
11Compress — [engl.], komprimieren …
12compress — vb constrict, deflate, *contract, condense, shrink Analogous words: *compact, concentrate, consolidate: bind, *tie Antonyms: stretch: spread Contrasted words: *expand, dilate, distend, swell, inflate: disperse, *scatter, dissipate …
13compress — [v] compact, condense abbreviate, abridge, abstract, bind, boil down, coagulate, concentrate, consolidate, constrict, contract, cram, cramp, crowd, crush, decrease, dehydrate, densen, densify, epitomize, force into space, make brief, narrow, pack …
14compress — ► VERB 1) flatten by pressure; force into less space. 2) squeeze or press (two things) together. ► NOUN ▪ a pad of absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding. DERIVATIVES compressibility noun… …
15compress — [kəm pres′; ] for n. [ käm′pres΄] vt. [ME compressen < OFr compresser < LL compressare < L compressus, pp. of comprimere, to squeeze < com , together + premere, to PRESS1] to press together; make more compact by or as by pressure n. 1 …
16compress — This article is about the data compression utility. For other uses, see Compression. Compress Filename extension .Z Internet media type application/x compress Developed by Spencer Thomas Type of format data compression Compress is a …
17compress — com|press1 [kəmˈpres] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Late Latin; Origin: compressare to press hard , from Latin comprimere to compress , from com ( COM ) + premere to press ] 1.) [I and T] to press something or make it smaller so that it takes up less… …
18compress — I n. 1) to apply a compress to 2) a cold; dry; hot; wet compress II v. (D; tr.) to compress into (to compress a whole paragraph into two sentences) * * * [ kɒmpres] dry hot wet compress a cold to apply a compress compress to …
19compress — 1 verb 1 (I, T) if you compress something it is pressed so that it takes up less space: compress sth into: The machine compresses old cars into blocks of scrap metal. | compressed air/gas etc: Compressed gas was escaping through a hole in the… …
20compress — compresses, compressing, compressed (The verb is pronounced [[t]kəmpre̱s[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mpres[/t]].) 1) V ERG When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space. [V n]… …
