English English Dictionary
Result for Compress
Compress
(v. t.)
To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water.
Compress
(v. t.)
To embrace sexually.
Compress
(n.)
A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.