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Noun compress has 1 sense
- compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
--1 is a kind of dressing, medical dressing
--1 has substance: foamentation
Verb compress has 2 senses
- compress, compact, pack together - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
--1 is one way to wedge, squeeze, force
Antonyms: decompress, uncompress
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
- compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
--2 is one way to tighten
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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