Overview of noun compress

The noun compress has 1 sense

• compress -- (a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever))

Overview of verb compress

The verb compress has 2 senses

• compress, compact, pack together -- (make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data")


• compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press -- (squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle")