[
US
/ˈkɑmpɹɛs, kəmˈpɹɛs/
]
VERB
-
make more compact by or as if by pressing
compress the data -
squeeze or press together
the spasm contracted the muscle
she compressed her lips
NOUN
- a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
How To Use compress In A Sentence
- The question, which has been eating at Matthews for several years, is gnawing on him a couple of hours later as he decompresses at a party at Spago in Beverly Hills.
- Then the piston moves back up to compress this fuel/air mixture.
- Digital signals can be compressed to take up less space, leaving room for additional programming.
- Many of these symptoms are a consequence of heavy repetitive work and neck compression caused by carrying heavy loads of water pails or wood on their head and shoulders for miles.
- He may have misspoke, or thinking in Fahrenheit terms multiplied by the compression to get the geothermal energy available with current technology. Newsvine - Get Smarter Here
- His throat burned for oxygen and he felt his ribs compressing, compacting, and ready to break.
- Most people assume the higher the horsepower rating on the box, the better the air compressor.
- This increased pressure compresses the arteries and veins, decreasing blood flow to the muscles.
- Hypothermia may render the carotid pulse impalpable, but it is important not to start chest compression without evidence of cardiac arrest.
- A time-lapse camera recorded the entire event, compressing it into a 100-minute film that became a work in its own right.