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- pronunciation:
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pres
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verb |
| inflections: |
compresses, compressing, compressed |
| definition 1: |
When you compress something, you make it take up less space.
The food is compressed so that it will fit in the package.Bella compressed her story because it was getting too long.
- synonyms:
- compact, press, squeeze
- antonyms:
- expand, spread, stretch
- similar words:
- abbreviate, concentrate, contract, crowd, pinch
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes you compress something by pushing it together.
Connor compressed the snow into a hard ball.- similar words:
- cake, compact, concentrate, pack, squash
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| related words: |
abbreviate, crush, impact, press, summarize, wring |
| derivations: |
compressible (adj.), compressibly (adv.), compressibility (n.) |
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