'compress' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'compress' with 3 example sentences.
- compress noun
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: a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
- compress verb
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: make more compact by or as if by pressing
: squeeze or press together
This file has been compressed.
The gas was compressed into a gas cylinder.
Apply a compress to the affected part every two hours.