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| part of speech: |
verb |
| pronunciation: |
k m
pres
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| inflections: |
compresses, compressing, compressed |
| definition 1: |
to press into less space; squeeze closely together.
I compressed the clothes so that they would fit into the suitcase.She compressed a long story into a few words.
- synonyms:
- compact, condense, press, squeeze
- antonyms:
- expand, spread, stretch
- similar words:
- abbreviate, abridge, boil down, concentrate, constrict, contract, crowd, pinch
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| definition 2: |
to form into a solid mass by pressing together.
I compressed the soil around the plant roots.- similar words:
- cake, compact, concentrate, condense, consolidate, pack, squash
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| related words: |
abbreviate, crush, knit, press, wring |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
kam
pres
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| definition: |
a soft pad of cloth, used to put pressure, cold, heat, or medicine on some part of the body.
- similar words:
- cloth, gauze, patch
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| derivations: |
compressible (adj.), compressibly (adv.), compressibility (n.) |
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