compress

Pronunciation

• enPR: kəmprĕs', IPA ^(key): /kəmˈprɛs/

• Audio (US)

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Verb

Plain form compress

Third-person singular compresses

Past tense compressed

Past participle compressed

Present participle compressing

1. (transitive & intransitive) If you compress something, you make it smaller by pushing on it.