Compress - Definition

n 1: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication)
applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve
discomfort or reduce fever)
v 1: make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the
data" [syn: compress, compact, pack together] [ant:
decompress, uncompress]
2: squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the
spasm contracted the muscle" [syn: compress, constrict,
squeeze, compact, contract, press]