Apply a compress to the affected part every two hours.
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Compress
/kəmˈpɹɛs/
Synonyms for "compress" (341 found)
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Verb(17 words)
Noun(23 words)
abridgeabridged versionabridgingagglomeratearchivebalesbalingballballsballupbandagebriquettebunchbunchesclampscompactcompactingcompactsconcertinaconcertinaing
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Adjective(3 words)
Strong matches (102)
Verb(25 words)
condensesconsolidaconstrictconstrictingconstrictscontractcontractedcrumplecrunchedcrusheddensitizedepressesdistilleddistilseconomizedencapsulatesfeltedflatten dataflattensforeshortened
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Noun(23 words)
condensingcrampooncrimpcrimpingcrottlecrowdscrunchcrushescrushingdressingencodeencoding systemfast tracking tasksflatten the clayflattingforeshorteninghardpanignore minor detailskoninilumps
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Adjective(2 words)
Adverb(1 words)
greatly altered text
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Noun(57 words)
massesminiaturizingmore physical pressurenarrowspack plantspackingpackspadpancakingpelletpelletspillingpinchespoodpoulticespoulticingpresspress downpressespressing
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pressurepressurespressuringpressurizingpursingpush pressureramrodsromanian compactscalescrunchesscrunchingshoehorningshorteningsquashingsqueezesqueezingsquishingsteamrollerstrain energystraiteningsummarizetamptampingtamponadetampstarballstelescopestelescopingthumbthumbnailstourniquetswadwrapzipzipperszippingzips
Verb(40 words)
mownarrownipparepinchplasterplaster castpledgetpollpollardpoulticepressprunepuckerpucker uppursepushram downreaprecap
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recapitulatereduceretrenchroll backroll uprollerroller bandagerubber bandagescale downshaveshearshortenshrinksimplifyslingsnubsolidifysplintspongesquabsquashsqueezesquishstep downstranglestrangulatestuffstuntstupesum upsummarizesynopsizetake fromtake intampontapetelescopetenttightentourniquettriangular bandagetrimtruncatetune downtweakwadwad upwrinkle
Adjective(5 words)
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12 entriesaudio compressionchapter abridgmentcold compresscompress materialcompress samplecompression bandageheat compressimage compressionparagraph summarypressure wrapvideo compressionwet compress
Collocations
12 entriesapply compresscold compresscompress datacompress filecompress imagecompress padcompress videocompression bandagedata compressionheat compressmedical compresswet compress
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
10 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
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He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.
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A baler is used to compress hay into bales.
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I stomped on the pile of leaves to compress it.
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