compress
Reduce by squeezing
To compress is to press or squeeze together, reducing volume or size.
Air compresses in a cylinder; files compress for storage.
A compress (noun, stressed on the first syllable) is a pad applied to the body for therapeutic purposes: a cold compress on the swelling.
Figuratively, to compress information is to condense it: She compressed three chapters into one.
Firm bilateral compression
- crushCompress with force
- flattenMake level or smooth
- compactTightly packed together
- squashFlatten by pressure
mash · clamp · vise · grip · pinch · knead · constrict · tighten
Decrease in size
- condenseMake more compact
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- minimizeReduce to smallest extent
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
diminish · shorten · narrow · consolidate · truncate · abridge · curtail · telescope
Toothed sliding fastener
- archiveStored historical records
- encodeConvert to cipher
- deflateRelease air from
- unzipOpen toothed fastener
gzip · lossy · lossless · codec · algorithm · ratio · tarball · pack
squeeze
Firm bilateral compression
squash · mash · clamp · vise · grip · pinch · knead · constrict · tighten · cinch
shrink
Decrease in size
decrease · diminish · shorten · narrow · consolidate · truncate · abridge · curtail · telescope · downsize
zip
Toothed sliding fastener
unzip · gzip · lossy · lossless · codec · algorithm · ratio · tarball · pack · unpack
bandage
Wound covering strip
tourniquet · ice · swelling · inflammation · bruise · hematoma · cold · elevate · splint · support
force
Strength or compulsion
pascal · bar · gauge · atmosphere · stress · strain · tension · load · torque · vacuum
- burdensburden, load, onus, obligations, weight
- home remedieshoney, lemon, ginger, garlic, turmeric
- size changesenlarge, enlargement, expand, expansion, shrink
- tighteningtensing, clamping, cinching, tensioning, grip
- compressioncompact, compacting, compaction, squeeze, squeezing
- file compressionzip, unzip, archiver, decompressor, extractor
compressdecompress
Release stored pressure
uncompress · unzip · extract · expand · unpack
- warm compressHeated cloth for relief
- cold compressCooled dressing for injuries
- air compressorDevice pressurizing gas storage
- hot compressHeated cloth for pain
- compression shortsTight athletic undergarment
- cold compressesChilled cloths for injuries
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