compress
English Thesaurus
1. a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) (noun.artifact)
| substance holonym | : | fomentation, |
| definition | : | a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice (noun.substance) |
2. squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | tighten, |
| definition | : | become tight or tighter (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | choke, strangle, |
| definition | : | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | prim, |
| definition | : | contract one's lips (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | astringe, |
| definition | : | constrict or bind or draw together (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | strangulate, |
| definition | : | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | convulse, |
| definition | : | cause to contract (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | bear down, overbear, |
| definition | : | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | choke, fret, gag, |
| definition | : | be too tight; rub or press (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | choke, scrag, |
| definition | : | wring the neck of (verb.contact) |
3. make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | force, squeeze, wedge, |
| definition | : | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space (verb.contact) |
| entail | : | press, |
| definition | : | exert pressure or force to or upon (verb.contact) |
4. squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | press, pressing, pressure, |
| definition | : | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | contracture, |
| definition | : | an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | constriction, |
| definition | : | the action or process of compressing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | constrictor, |
| definition | : | any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | compressor, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | compressible, |
| definition | : | capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all) |
5. make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | compression, |
| definition | : | encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required (noun.act) |
6. squeeze or press together (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | press, pressing, pressure, |
| definition | : | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | contracture, |
| definition | : | an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | constriction, |
| definition | : | the action or process of compressing (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | constrictor, |
| definition | : | any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | compressor, |
| definition | : | a mechanical device that compresses gasses (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | compressible, |
| definition | : | capable of being compressed or made more compact (adj.all) |
7. make more compact by or as if by pressing (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | compression, |
| definition | : | encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required (noun.act) |
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