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compress

/kəmˈpɹɛs/
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verb

  • 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."

  • To abridge.

    "If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information."

  • To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
  • To embrace sexually.

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