verb |kəmˈpres| with object

flatten by pressure; squeeze or press:

〈空気･ガスなど〉を圧縮［圧搾］する; …を押し［締め］付ける; …を圧縮［圧搾］して «…に» 詰め込む «into»

e.g. the skirt can be folded and compressed into a small bag.

no object be squeezed or pressed together or into a smaller space:

〈物などが〉縮む; 〖～ into A〗 縮んでAになる

e.g. the land is sinking as the soil compresses.

squeeze or press (two things) together:

e.g. Violet compressed her lips together grimly.

express in a shorter form; abridge:

〈思想･表現など〉を «…に» 凝縮する «into»

e.g. in this chapter we compress into summary form the main findings.

Computing alter the form of (data) to reduce the amount of storage necessary.

〘コンピュ〙 〈ファイル〉を圧縮する

noun |ˈkämˌpres|

a pad of absorbent material pressed onto part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding:

〘医〙 (止血･消炎用の)圧迫包帯［湿布］

e.g. a cold compress.

compressible |kəmˈpresəb(ə)l| adjective

late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere.