English dictionary

compress

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.

noun

Source: webster1913

make more compact by or as if by pressing

verb.contact

Examples
Compress the data.

Synonyms compact pack together

Antonyms decompress uncompress

Source: WordNet 3.0
squeeze or press together

verb.contact

Examples
She compressed her lips.

Synonyms compact constrict contract press squeeze

Source: WordNet 3.0
To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to <i>compress</i> air or water.

verb

Source: webster1913