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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compress \Com*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compressed}; p. pr & vb n. {Compressing}.] [L. compressus p. p. of comprimere to compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.] 1. 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. Events of centuries . . . compressed within the compass of a single life. --D. Webster. The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. --Melmoth. 2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope. Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Compressed \Com*pressed"\, a. 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure. 2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise. {Compressed-air engine}, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: compressed adj 1: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn: {tight}] 2: reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air" 3: (biology) flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {flat}] 4: pressed into less space; "compressed gases"
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