COMPRESS


Meaning of COMPRESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ̘. ̈n.ˈkɔmpres ]

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 squeeze together. 2 bring into a smaller space or shorter extent. --n. a pad of lint etc. pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation, stop bleeding, etc. øcompressed air air at more than atmospheric pressure. øøcompressible adj. compressibility n. compressive adj. [ME f. OF compresser or LL compressare frequent. of L comprimere compress- (as COM-, premere press)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.