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Compress
kəmˈprɛs
Compress definitions
verb
compress
compressed
compresses
compressing
- flatten by pressure; squeeze or press
"the skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag"
- be squeezed or pressed together or into a smaller space
"her face compressed into a frown"
- squeeze or press (two things) together
"Viola compressed her lips together grimly"
- express in a shorter form; abridge
"in this chapter we compress into summary form the main findings"
- reduce the dynamic range of (a sound signal)
- alter the form of (data) to reduce the amount of storage necessary