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(1):

(v. t.) 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.

(2):

(n.) A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.

(3):

(v. t.) To embrace sexually.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Compress'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/compress.html. 1828.
 
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