One entry found for compress.

Entry Word: compress
Function: verb
Text: 1 to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together <a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters>
Synonyms compact, condense, constrict, contract, squeeze
Related Words cram, crowd, jam, jam-pack, pack; abbreviate, abridge, curtail, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; simplify, streamline; decrease, diminish, lessen
Near Antonyms disperse, dissipate, scatter; distend, inflate, swell
Antonyms expand, open, outspread, outstretch
2 to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter <the material can compress under pressure> -- see CONTRACT 2