to press together; force into less space.

to cause to become a solid mass

to compress cotton into bales.

to condense, shorten, or abbreviate

The book was compressed by 50 pages.

Medicine/Medical . a soft, cloth pad held in place by a bandage and used to provide pressure or to supply moisture, cold, heat, or medication.

an apparatus for compressing cotton bales.

a warehouse for storing cotton bales before shipment.

verb

blow up , expand , extend , fill , increase , loosen , stretch , uncompress , uncondense

verb

abbreviate , abridge , abstract , bind , boil down , coagulate , concentrate , consolidate , constrict , contract , cram , cramp , crowd , crush , decrease , dehydrate , densen , densify , epitomize , force into space , make brief , narrow , pack , press , press together , ram , reduce , restrict , shorten , shrink , shrivel , squash , squeeze , stuff , summarize , syncopate , telescope , tighten , wedge , wrap , compact , constringe , astringe , bale , bandage , condense , constrain , curtail , deflate , embrace , firm , flatten