compress Definition

compress
verb compresses, compressed, compressing

1. To press, squeeze or squash together.
2. To reduce in bulk; to condense.

Thesaurus: condense, compact, concentrate, crowd, wedge, press, constrict, squeeze; Antonym: diffuse, expand.
3. computing.
To pack (data) into the minimum possible space in computer memory.

noun

compresses
1. A cloth or pad soaked in water and pressed against a part of the body to reduce swelling, stop bleeding, etc.

Derivative: compressible
adj

Derivative: compressibility
noun

Derivative: compressive
adj

Etymology: 14c: from Latin comprimere, compressum to squeeze together.