Hypertext Webster Gateway: "compressed"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Compress \Com*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compressed}; p. pr &
vb. n. {Compressing}.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to
compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower
compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact;
to condense; as, to compress air or water.

Events of centuries . . . compressed within the
compass of a single life. --D. Webster.

The same strength of expression, though more
compressed, runs through his historical harangues.
--Melmoth.

2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope.

Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Compressed \Com*pressed"\, a.
1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by
pressure.

2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.

{Compressed-air engine}, an engine operated by the elastic
force of compressed air.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

compressed
adj 1: pressed tightly together; "with lips compressed" [syn: {tight}]
2: reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air"
3: (biology) flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g.,
certain leafstalks or flatfishes) [syn: {flat}]
4: pressed into less space; "compressed gases"


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