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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

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