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compress Definition

com·press (kəm pres′; for n. käm′pres′)

transitive verb

to press together; make more compact by or as by pressure

Etymology: ME compressen < OFr compresser < LL compressare < L compressus, pp. of comprimere, to squeeze < com-, together + premere, to press

noun

  1. a pad of folded cloth, sometimes medicated or moistened, for applying pressure, heat, cold, etc. to some part of the body
  2. ☆ a machine for compressing cotton bales

compress Related Forms
com·press′·ibil′·ity noun com·press′·ible adjective
compress Synonyms

compress

v.

condense, compact, press together, consolidate, concentrate, squeeze, squeeze together, tighten, cramp, contract, crowd, force into a smaller space, constrict, abbreviate, shrivel, make brief, reduce, dehydrate, pack, shorten, shrink, narrow, abridge, restrict in area, make terse, bind tightly, wrap closely, coagulate, abstract, summarize, epitomize, wedge, press, boil down, ram*, stuff*, cram*; see also concentrate 1, decrease 2, press 1, tighten 1.

Antonyms spread*, stretch, expand. See syn. study at contract.contract.

compress Usage Examples

Object

  • air: Power was supplied in the form of compressed air using a bicycle pump.
  • postscript: These are made available for downloading as LaTeX files or compressed postscript.
  • file: How do I compress files on the Teaching System?
  • gas: A Pressure Vessel contains compressed gas which is separated from the water by a diaphragm.
  • cylinder: Do not accept a compressed gas cylinder for use that does not legibly identify its contents by name.
  • filesystem: In this section we describe how to build a compressed root filesystem.

Converse of object

  • apply: Wash the sting area and apply a cold compress.

Adjective modifier

  • cold: Only by having the cold compress of ' magic realist ' applied has he escaped the inferior label.
  • warm: The same preparation has been applied as a warm compress to suppurating cuts, or as a cool compress to burns.
  • hot: Use hot compresses for toothache, earache, muscle & rheumatic pain, & arthritis.
  • cool: A cool, moist compress may also help the pain.

Adjective complement

  • archive: Compressed archive containing the gcc C compiler, standard C libraries, the emacs editor, info files.
  • audio: The program has support for the CDDB database of track titles and can compress audio to a number of different formats through installable CODECs.

Modifying Another Word

  • laterally: Description Most Ctenopoma are laterally compressed fish with large eyes and big mouths.
  • tightly: The face is made from NexTi Titanium, which is a layered yet tightly compressed titanium.
  • digitally: This is because MPEG digitally compresses signals down to a fraction of their bandwidth size.
  • highly: Note: These are highly compressed low resolution pictures.
  • heavily: It is also clever in sending heavily compressed information.
  • automatically: During download/upload operations files and directories are automatically compressed and split into small pieces to assure reliable transmission.

Present participle complement

  • accord: This is similar to a sequence of still images compressed according to the JPEG algorithm.