The meaning of Compressed

verb

Compress or constrict; press together.

Usage examples:

Blood pressure was measured immediately before and after coarcting the aorta

adjective

Closely and neatly packed together; dense.

Usage examples:

A compact cluster of houses

verb

Exert force on (something) so that it becomes more dense; compress.

Usage examples:

The rubbish was taken to the depot to be compacted

noun

A small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.

Usage examples:

Looking once more in her compact's mirror, she got out of the limo and ran up to hug him.

verb

Make narrower, especially by encircling pressure.

Usage examples:

Chemicals that constrict the blood vessels

verb

To make or become tighter and narrower

Usage examples:

[ t ] bright sunlight constricts the pupil of the eye.

verb

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts

verb

Crowd or pack to capacity

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

noun

A crowd of people pressed closely together.

Usage examples:

A number of youngsters fainted in the crush

verb

To press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed

Usage examples:

The package got crushed in the mail., her car was crushed by a falling tree., i was crushed because…

verb

Make or become flat or flatter.

Usage examples:

Her hair had been flattened by the storm

verb

Make flat or flatter

noun

A small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it.

Usage examples:

A pack of cigarettes

verb

Fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.

Usage examples:

I packed a bag and left

verb

Fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.

Usage examples:

His efforts to pack the supreme court with men who shared his ideology

verb

Make a loud crunching noise.

Usage examples:

Crisp yellow leaves scrunched satisfyingly underfoot

noun

A loud crunching noise.

Usage examples:

Charlotte heard the scrunch of boots on gravel

verb

To press or crush something together

Usage examples:

[ i ] he scrunched down to hide in a nearby doorway.

verb

Crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape.

Usage examples:

Wash and squash the cans before depositing them

noun

A state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space.

Usage examples:

It was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind

noun

An edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Usage examples:

There's much more beta carotene in traditional crops, from leafy green vegetables to squashes, melo…

verb

Squash or crush.

Usage examples:

Now all i have to remember to do is to stop squidging the six-legged offenders in case they're carr…

noun

Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.

Usage examples:

I prefer to buy stuff in sales

verb

Fill (a receptacle or space) tightly with something.

Usage examples:

An old teapot stuffed full of cash

verb

The tangible substance that goes into a physical object

verb

Pack (a blast hole) full of clay or sand to concentrate the force of the explosion.

Usage examples:

When the hole was tamped to the top, gunpowder was inserted

verb

To press something such as soil or tobacco down firmly

noun

A mass or lump of a soft material, used for padding, stuffing, or wiping.

Usage examples:

A wad of lint-free rag

verb

Compress (a soft material) into a lump or mass.

Usage examples:

Wad the strips over and over so that they ball up

noun

A number of thin pieces of something pressed together, or something pressed into a lump

Usage examples:

A wad of bills/cash, a wad of chewing gum, he wadded his towel into a ball.