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compress
[ verb kuhm-pres; noun kom-pres ]
verb (used with object)
- to press together; force into less space.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- to cause to become a solid mass:
to compress cotton into bales.
- to condense, shorten, or abbreviate:
The book was compressed by 50 pages.
- Computers. to reduce the storage space required for (data) by changing its format:
The algorithm should compress the video file without losing any quality.
noun
- Medicine/Medical. a soft, cloth pad held in place by a bandage and used to provide pressure or to supply moisture, cold, heat, or medication.
- an apparatus for compressing cotton bales.
- a warehouse for storing cotton bales before shipment.
compress
verb
- tr to squeeze together or compact into less space; condense
- computing to apply a compression program to (electronic data) so that it takes up less space
noun
- a wet or dry cloth or gauze pad with or without medication, applied firmly to some part of the body to relieve discomfort, reduce fever, drain a wound, etc
- a machine for packing material, esp cotton, under pressure
Derived Forms
- dzˈ, adjective
- dzˈ, adverb
- dzˈness, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- dz·i· adjective
- dz·i· adverb
- dz·iԲ· adverb
- ԴDzcdz·s· adjective
- v·dz· verb (used with object)
- cdz· verb (used with object)
- undz·i· adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of compress1
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Example Sentences
Morgan was impatient with acquaintances who wished to compress all these considerations into a single all-purpose maxim.
The images were then being additionally compressed using a technique that left them unsuitable for use with the PND.
Before tyres leave the UK they are compressed into huge rubber cubes known as "bales".
Burning oil, gas, and coal — literal fossil fuels, made from the compressed remains of ancient plants and plankton — has released carbon into Earth’s atmosphere, where it traps heat and alters the climate.
The production, another Rogue Machine powerhouse in a compressed package, is one of the most intense outings I’ve had in the theater in some time.
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