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compress

/kəmˈprɛs/

Translations

compressnoun

compresses

/kəmˈprɛs/

компресс

She applied a cold compress to her sprained ankle.

Она приложила холодный компресс к вывихнутой лодыжке.

Synonyms

compressverb

compressed

Past Simple

compressed

Past Participle

compressing

Gerund

/kəmˈprɛs/

сдавливать

He tried to compress the spring with his hands.

Он попытался сдавить пружину руками.

уплотнять

The machine is used to compress the soil.

Машина используется для уплотнения почвы.

сжимать

You need to compress the file before sending it.

Вам нужно сжать файл перед отправкой.

Additional translations

свёртывать

упаковывать

Synonyms

compress down

Antonyms

Definitions

compressnoun

A pad of absorbent material pressed onto part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding.

The nurse applied a cold compress to the patient's forehead to reduce the fever.

A machine or apparatus for pressing cotton or other materials into bales or compact form.

The cotton was packed into large bales by the steam-powered compress.

compressverb

To press or squeeze something so that it becomes smaller or more compact.

She used a machine to compress the cardboard boxes for recycling.

To reduce the size of a file or data by encoding it more efficiently.

The software can compress large video files without losing quality.

To condense or shorten a piece of writing or speech.

The editor had to compress the article to fit the word limit.

To become smaller or more compact as a result of pressure; to be compressed.

The sponge compresses when you squeeze it.