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Meaning Of Compress
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 embrace sexually.
n.
A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to
cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a
bandage, to make due pressure on any part.