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Meaning of compress

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  compress
      n 1: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication)
           applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve
           discomfort or reduce fever)
      v 1: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the
           data" [syn: {compress}, {compact}, {pack together}] [ant:
           {decompress}, {uncompress}]
      2: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
         spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: {compress}, {constrict},
         {squeeze}, {compact}, {contract}, {press}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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