( v. t. )
To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water.
( v. t. )
To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012