Definition of compress

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Compress (v. t.) To embrace sexually.

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Cribriform :: Cribriform (a.) Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with holes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a cribriform compress..
Extensible :: Extensible (a.) Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible..
Pressure :: Pressure (n.) The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed; compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of the hand..
Astringe :: Astringe (v. t.) To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to draw together; to compress.
Air Gun :: Air gun () A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump, and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger..
Distribution :: Distribution (n.) The steps or operations by which steam is supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam prior to the next admission..
Compressed :: Compressed (a.) Flattened lengthwise.
Settlement :: Settlement (n.) The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the compression of the joints or the material..
Phocodontia :: Phocodontia (n. pl.) A group of extinct carnivorous whales. Their teeth had compressed and serrated crowns. It includes Squalodon and allied genera.
Pinch :: Pinch (n.) A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or with an instrument; a nip..
Crush :: Crush (n.) A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction; ruin.
Tourniquet :: Tourniquet (n.) An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.
Compress :: Compress (v. t.) To embrace sexually.
Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or which compresses an organ; a sphincter..
Pemmican :: Pemmican (n.) Meat, without the fat, cut in thin slices, dried in the sun, pounded, then mixed with melted fat and sometimes dried fruit, and compressed into cakes or in bags. It contains much nutriment in small compass, and is of great use in long voyages of exploration..
Compressor :: Compressor (n.) An instrument for compressing an artery (esp., the femoral artery) or other part..
Squeezing :: Squeezing (n.) The act of pressing; compression; oppression.
Piezometer :: Piezometer (n.) An instrument for measuring the compressibility of liquids.
Batter :: Batter (v. t.) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly..
Lycoperdon :: Lycoperdon (n.) A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball..
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