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Having been flattened or compacted, typically from pressure applied
“At every station, more passengers got in until we were wedged more tightly than the most compressed sardines.”
Abridged or shortened in the amount of text or detail (of a document)
“A long dialogue can be compressed into a few key lines.”
Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure
Of small width in relation to length
Made smaller in physical size
Squeezed out
Of a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed
Packed or filled tightly
(of metal) Shaped or forged by hammering
Past tense for to squeeze together
“Measurements may be inaccurate because of pseudohypertension, in which the blood pressure cuff fails to compress a calcified artery.”
Past tense for to make smaller
“Occasionally, she would compress her lips in a determined line.”
Past tense for to express in a shorter form
“In this chapter we compress into summary form the main findings.”
Past tense for to constrict or make or become narrower
Past tense for to compress, crush or squeeze something, altering its shape in the process
Past tense for to apply external pressure on
Driven over
Past tense for to put pressure on
Past tense for to press or crush noisily or be pressed or crushed noisily
Past tense for to remove or take out, especially with effort or force
(computing) Past tense for to manipulate data or information with a computer or software
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