compress in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
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compress in Sindhi سنڌي
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compress in English
- compress⇄compress, verb, noun.
- compress⇄noun 1. a pad of dry or wet cloth applied to a part of the body to prevent bleeding or to lessen inflammation.
Ex. Mother put a cold compress on my bruised forehead to reduce the bleeding under the skin.
2. a machine for compressing cotton i - compress⇄v.t. to squeeze together; make smaller by pressure; condense.
Ex. Cotton is compressed into bales. (Figurative.) Can you compress the story into a few short sentences?
(SYN) constrict, compact.