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Definition: Meaning of, compress in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒmprɛs /

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compress compressed compressed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
compressing compresses
  1. [intransitive and transitive] to press something or make it smaller so that it takes up less space, or to become smaller
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  2. [intransitive and transitive] to make a computer FILE smaller by using a special computer PROGRAM, which makes the FILE easier to store or send, or to become smaller in this way
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  3. [transitive] to write or express something using fewer words [=  condense]
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  4. [transitive] to reduce the amount of time that it takes for something to happen or be done
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compress compresses
[countable]
  1. a small thick piece of material that you put on part of someone's body to stop blood flowing out or to make it less painful
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