Compress (Verb)
Meaning 1
Squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The teacher compressed the clay into a compact ball to demonstrate the sculpture technique.
- To compress the stuffing, she applied gentle pressure with her hands.
- She compressed her lips to stop herself from saying anything else.
- The accident compressed the metal frame of the vehicle beyond recognition.
- The athlete's muscles compressed and flexed beneath her skin as she sprinted around the track.
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Meaning 2
Make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The file is too large to email so I'll compress it first and send it over.
- Algorithms can be used to compress the data allowing it to be transferred more efficiently.
- The engineer carefully designed the pneumatic system to compress the air quickly.
- Some data compression tools work by identifying redundant patterns and compress the file accordingly.
- Lossless formats are able to compress the image data without reducing picture quality significantly.