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- [verb kuh m-pres; noun kom-pres]
- /verb kəmˈprɛs; noun ˈkɒm prɛs/
- /kəmˈpres/
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- [verb kuh m-pres; noun kom-pres]
- /verb kəmˈprɛs; noun ˈkɒm prɛs/
Definitions of compress word
- verb compress When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space. 3
- verb compress If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter. 3
- verb compress If an event is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously. 3
- countable noun compress A compress is a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever. 3
- verb compress to squeeze together or compact into less space; condense 3
- verb compress to apply a compression program to (electronic data) so that it takes up less space 3
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Origin of compress
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; (v.) Middle English (< Middle French compresser) < Late Latin compressāre, frequentative of Latin comprimere to squeeze together (see com-, press1); (noun) < Middle French compresse, noun derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Compress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
compress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
compress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for compress
verb compress
- abbreviate — If you abbreviate something, especially a word or a piece of writing, you make it shorter.
- shorten — to make short or shorter.
- restrict — to confine or keep within limits, as of space, action, choice, intensity, or quantity.
- wrap — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- cram — If you cram things or people into a container or place, you put them into it, although there is hardly enough room for them.
noun compress
- pad — Packet Assembler/Disassembler
- wad — a soft, earthy, black to dark-brown mass of manganese oxide minerals.
- ice pack — pack ice.
- wrapping — something to be wrapped about the person, especially in addition to the usual indoor clothing, as a shawl, scarf, or sweater: an evening wrap.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
Antonyms for compress
verb compress
- amplify — If you amplify a sound, you make it louder, usually by using electronic equipment.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- lengthen — to make longer; make greater in length.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- release — to lease again.
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