Compresses - English meaning

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

To become tighter and narrower, or to make something become tighter and narrower

Usage examples:

He hated wearing a tie - he felt it constricted his breathing., when you're dancing, you don't want…

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

To force a lot of people or things into a small space

Usage examples:

Be crammed into eight children were crammed into the back of the car., be crammed against the room …

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

verb

To become level or cause something to become level

Usage examples:

Several trees were flattened (= knocked down) by the storm., flatten out the path flattens out (= d…

verb

Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.

Usage examples:

Four of us were jammed in one compartment

noun

An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.

Usage examples:

Paper jams

verb

A sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.

Usage examples:

Strawberry jam

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

Move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force.

Usage examples:

He pressed his face to the glass

noun

A device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil.

Usage examples:

A flower press

noun

A forcible enlistment of men, especially for the navy.

Usage examples:

Any english-speaking, able-bodied, man on leave in a port might find himself swept up in the press.

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

Firmly press (something soft or yielding), typically with one's fingers.

Usage examples:

Kate squeezed his hand affectionately

noun

An act of squeezing something.

Usage examples:

A gentle squeeze of the trigger

Press firmly

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.

noun

A piece of wood, metal, etc. having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven between two objects or parts of an object to secure or separate them.

Usage examples:

The door was secured by a wedge

verb

Fix in position using a wedge.

Usage examples:

The door was wedged open

verb

Prepare (pottery clay) for use by cutting, kneading, and throwing down to homogenize it and remove air pockets.

Usage examples:

The photo shows this as if you are facing the person wedging the clay.