| NOUN | act | compressing, compression | applying pressure |
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| Sounds | kahmpreh'sihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | applying pressure. | |
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| Synonym | compression | |
| Narrower | condensing, condensation | The act of increasing the density of something |
| constriction | The action or process of compressing | |
| crush, crunch, compaction | The act of crushing | |
| squeeze, squeezing | The act of gripping and pressing firmly | |
| Broader | press, pressure, pressing | The act of pressing |
| Opposite | decompression, decompressing | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
| Spanish | compresión | |
| Catalan | compressió | |
| Verbs | compress | squeeze or press together |
| compress | make more compact by or as if by pressing | |
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