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synonym (synonym of compress)

  • (verb.contact)
    compact, pack together
    make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    compact, constrict, contract, press, squeeze
    squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
     

antonym (antonym of compress)

  • (verb.contact)
    decompress, uncompress
    restore to its uncompressed form (verb.contact)
     

hypernym (compress IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) (noun.artifact)
    dressing, medical dressing
    a cloth covering for a wound or sore (noun.artifact)
     
  • make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)
    force, squeeze, wedge
    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    tighten
    become tight or tighter (verb.change)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF compress relation)

  • make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)
    pack, tamp, tamp down
    press down tightly (verb.contact)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    choke, strangle
    constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.change)
    prim
    contract one's lips (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    astringe
    constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    strangulate
    constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    convulse
    contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    bear down, overbear
    contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    choke, fret, gag
    be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact)
     
  • (verb.contact)
    choke, scrag
    wring the neck of (verb.contact)
     

substance holonym (SUBSTANCE OF relation)

  • a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) (noun.artifact)
    fomentation
    a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice (noun.substance)
     

entail (entailment relations of compress)

  • make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)
    press
    exert pressure or force to or upon (verb.contact)
     

derivation (.... is derived from compress)

  • (noun.act)
    compaction, crunch, crush
    the act of crushing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    compression
    encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required (noun.act)
     
  • squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
    press, pressing, pressure
    the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    compressing, compression
    applying pressure (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contracture
    an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction
    (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.act)
    constriction
    the action or process of compressing (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    constrictor
    any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.artifact)
    compressor
    a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.body)
    contractile organ, contractor
    a bodily organ that contracts (noun.body)
     
  • (noun.event)
    compression, condensation, contraction
    the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together (noun.event)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compressible
    capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    compressible, squeezable
    capable of being easily compressed (adj.all)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym substance holonym entail derivation compact pack together constrict contract decompress uncompress dressing medical dressing tighten force squeeze wedge choke strangle prim astringe strangulate convulse fomentation press press pressing compressing compression contracture contraction
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. compact, pack together . compact, constrict, contract, press, squeeze . decompress, uncompress . dressing, medical dressing . force, squeeze, wedge . tighten . pack, tamp, tamp down . choke, strangle . prim . astringe . strangulate . convulse . bear down, overbear . choke, fret, gag . choke, scrag . fomentation . press . compaction, crunch, crush . compression . press, pressing, pressure . compressing, compression . contracture . contraction, muscle contraction, muscular contraction . constriction . constrictor . compressor . contractile organ, contractor . compression, condensation, contraction . compressible . compressible, squeezable


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