Meaning | applying pressure. |
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Synonym | compression |
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Narrower | condensing, condensation | The act of increasing the density of something |
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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 |
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Opposite | decompression, decompressing | relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure) |
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Spanish | compresión |
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Catalan | compressió |
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Verbs | compress | squeeze or press together |
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compress | make more compact by or as if by pressing |