COMPRESSES

To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

"The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."

To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.

"Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel"

To condense into a more economic, easier format.

"This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram."

A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

"He held a cold compress over the sprain."

A machine for compressing