Compress | Mean of compress in English Dictionary

/kəmˈprɛs/

• Verb
• to press or squeeze (something) so that it is smaller or fills less space
1. compress the air in a closed chamber
2. She compressed her lips.
3. Her lips compressed into a frown.
4. a material that compresses easily
• to make (something) shorter or smaller
1. compress a chapter
2. The author compressed [=condensed] 80 years of history into 15 pages.
• to reduce the size of (a computer file) by using special software
1. compress a digital photograph
2. This type of file compresses easily.
• Noun

• a folded cloth that is pressed against a part of the body to reduce pain or stop bleeding from an injury
1. a cold compress