compressn.

Brit.

/ˈkɒmprɛs/, U.S.

/ˈkɑmˌprɛs/

Etymology: < French compresse (16th cent. in Paré), < Latin compressa , < compressus , past participle of comprimĕre : see compress v.

1. Surgery. A soft mass of linen, lint or other material formed into a pad, which, by the aid of a bandage, can be made to press upon any part; used for compressing an artery, for keeping a dressing, plaister, etc., in its place, applying medicinal agents, and the like. In hydropathic use, applied to a piece of cloth, wetted with water, and tightly covered with a waterproof or thick impervious bandage, applied to the surface of the body for the relief of inflammation or irritation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > poultice, plaster, or compress

plasterOE

clydec1325

emplastera1382

entretea1400

pottagea1400

poulticea1400

faldellac1400

treatc1400

Gratia Dei?a1425

magdaleon?a1425

strictorya1425

grace of Godc1450

emplastrum?1541

malagma?1541

sparadrap1543

spasmadrap?a1547

plasture?1550

mustard plaster1562

cataplasm1563

oint-plaster1578

quilt1583

compress1599

compression1599

diachylum-plaster1599

pulment1599

pulvinar1599

frontlet1600

sinapism1601

epithemation1615

diapalma1646

opodeldoc1646

attraction1656

treacle plaster1659

melilot emplaster1676

stay1676

oxycroceum1696

melilot plaster1712

adhesive1753

bag1753

mustard poultice1765

soap plaster1789

water dressing1830

poor man's plaster1833

compressor1851

spongiopiline1851

vinegar-poultice1854

water-strapping1854

pitch-plaster1858

jacket poultice1862

mustard leaf1869

mustard paper1874

piline1874

plaster-mull1890

mustard cloth1897

plaster-muslin1899

antiphlogistin1901

1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 48 Take fine Hempen toa and make therof little compresses, as bigge as the palme of a childe's hande, & madefye them heerin, and apply them on the Eyes.

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. iv. iv. 277 I dressed it again with Lenients, Compresse, and good Bandage.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Nerves Put a Compress to it that has been dipt in the same Wine.

1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 301 The leg was dressed and..a thick compress was applied under the calf, with a view to prevent more sinuses.

1807 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. I. i. xiii. 56 The pad..to be placed immediately over a graduated compress, which is to be put immediately over the wound in the artery.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxx. 116 The former had a wet compresse around her body.

1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Aug. 3/1 Any one who has ever applied a cold compress to a sore throat.

1870 J. Smedley Pract. Hydropathy (ed. 12) Body bandage or wet compress.

2. A machine for pressing cotton-bales and other articles into a compact form for transport, etc. Also, an establishment in which cotton bales are compressed (U.S. colloquial).

ΚΠ

1874 in E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech.

1907 Westm. Gaz. 23 Sept. 6/3 [Mississippi.] The Gulf Compress Company.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

compressv.

/kəmˈprɛs/

Etymology: < Old French compresse-r, < Latin compressāre to press together, oppress, frequentative of comprimĕre to press together, restrain, check, etc., < com- together + premĕre to press. As compress also coincides with the participial stem compress- of comprimĕre (from which stem the English representation of a Latin verb is most frequently formed), it is treated as the English representation of comprimĕre and modern French comprimer , of which the direct adaptation comprime v. has not endured in the language.

1. To press together, to squeeze:

a. separate things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press or squeeze [verb (transitive)]

thrutchc888

distrainc1381

thrust1382

pressc1390

compressc1400

thresta1425

bruisec1465

thrumble1513

squize1548

squiss1558

scruze1590

squeeze1601

vice1602

squish1647

birzea1774

squeege1787

appress1789

squidge1881

punch1903

mash1930

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. A.) 125 A þinne clout wet in þe white of an ey, & sumwhat þe white compressed out.

1482 Monk of Evesham 23 They sawe..hys lyppys a lytyl to moue with his chekys compressyd as he had resceyued or swelowde sum swete thing fallyn in to hys mowth.

1704 I. Newton Opticks ii. i. 2 Compressing two Prisms hard together.

1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 96 She gave me both her hands, closed together, into mine—it was impossible not to compress them in that situation.

1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 495 In a parlour snug and small..The man of business and his friends compressed.

b. a hollow thing, so as to make it of smaller capacity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > compress or constrict

thrumc1275

constrainc1374

nip1381

rinea1398

compress1398

withstrainc1400

coarctc1420

pincha1425

strain1426

nipe1440

thrumble1513

comprime?1541

astrict1548

sneap1598

cling1601

wring1603

constringe1609

coarctate1620

compinge1621

choke1635

compel1657

cramp1673

hunch1738

constrict1759

tighten1853

scrunch1861

throttle1863

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xxiv. 133 The free passage of the ayre..is forbode and lette by wryngynge and compressynge of the Ysophagus.

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 287 The muscles called Cremesteres which compresse the leading Vessels.

1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xx. 146 The Vessel..was..struck..with a Wooden Mallet, and thereby was manifestly compress'd, whereby the inclosed Water was crouded into less room.

1797 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds I. Introd. p. x Tin tubes..were found to be broken, compressed, and distorted.

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 18 The retina at the protruded part will be compressed by the outward pressure of the contained fluid.

c. Surgery. To close by compression.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > stopping haemorrhage > stop haemorrhage [verb (transitive)] > close vein or artery > by compression

compress1804

gripe1830

1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 545 The instrument..seems to be well adapted for compressing the humeral artery, or any other that can be easily pressed against a bone.

1836 F. Marryat Japhet II. xxix. 285 My professional knowledge saved his life. I compressed the artery.

a. To press (a substance) together closely; to squeeze together, so as to make more firm and solid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > make dense or solid [verb (transitive)] > by compaction or compression

compressc1400

knit1423

crowd1609

compact1633

unpulverize1733

pack1824

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 128 In þe firste caas dura mater is compressed.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxxv. 298 Stiffe bodies, that by violence are compressed and drawne into a lesse capacious figure.

1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. 147 If the rain fell upon even and level ground, it would only sadden and compress it.

1772 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 2) li. 736 A pretty large piece of sponge may be compressed or squeezed into a small size.

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 182 The slivers again assume the form of bands of slubbing, and are then passed between a pair of rollers to compress them.

b. Physics. To condense a gaseous or other elastic body by pressure so that it decreases in bulk without loss of mass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > compress, etc. (air, gas, or container)

compressa1676

recompress1873

decompress1905

pressurize1940

depressurize1944

repressurize1947

pressure1961

the world > matter > physics > mechanics > fluid mechanics > [verb (transitive)] > compress gas or fluid

compressa1676

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. xi. 240 Air compressed..breaks the Vessel wherein it is compressed.

1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 127 A large quantity of air, whose spring being compressed in little room.

1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 152 The water..compresses the air and produces a reaction which opens the valves.

1863 J. Tyndall Heat iv. 140 By..powerful means we can compress water, but the force necessary to accomplish this is very great.

3. figurative. To reduce into smaller volume (as if by pressure):

a. things material.

ΚΠ

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic vi. 141 Some ships were elevated to twice their proper height, while others were compressed almost to a line.

1839 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost (1855) 51 How I longed to be able to compress my form into utter littleness.

b. Language, thoughts, etc.; to condense.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > put concisely or briefly [verb (transitive)] > condense

condensate1555

contract1604

to shut up1622

compress1746

condense1805

pemmican1837

pemmicanize1845

to boil down1880

bovrilize1900

1746 W. Melmoth tr. Pliny Lett. i. xvi. (R.) The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues.

1793 E. Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 149 To enable me properly to compress and digest my thoughts.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. v. 43 These, greatly compressing themselves, shall speak, each an instant.

1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. ii. 44 What I have to say..cannot be compressed into a very few words.

4. figurative. To condense, concentrate.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce by compression

depress1665

compress1800

squeeze1833

telescope1844

1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 551 I compressed them into one dose three times a day.

1851 J. P. Nichol Archit. Heavens (ed. 9) 59 The size of the mirror is only the measure of its power to collect and compress feeble rays of light.

1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xvii. 299 The eager theorizing of ages is compressed..in the momentary want of a single mind.

1877 J. Tyndall in Daily News 2 Oct. 2/4 We have..terror, hope, sensation, calculation, possible ruin, and victory compressed into a moment.

†5. figurative. To repress, keep under restraint. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restrain [verb (transitive)] > hold in check

bridleOE

tempera1050

chastec1230

to hold inc1300

straina1340

stintc1366

attemperc1380

restraina1387

rulea1391

ward1390

coarctc1400

obtemper?a1425

to hold or keep (a person) shortc1425

compesce1430

stent1488

coactc1520

repressa1525

compress1526

control1548

snaffle1555

temperatea1568

brank1574

halter1577

curb1588

shortena1599

to bear (a rein) upon1603

check1629

coerceate1657

bit1825

throttle1862

hold1901

1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMiiii Compresse thy passion by scilence & kepe it in the, that it passe nat thy mouthe.

1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 59^v The greatest wisedome in Socrates in compressing his anger is worthy great commendacion.

1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 483 Hierax compressed the mutiny, by paying the souldiers arreares out of his own purse.

1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxvi. 26 Who..compressed under his sceptre a large proportion of these ferocious..plunderers.

†6. To embrace sexually. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > engage in sexual activity with [verb (transitive)] > have sexual intercourse with

mingeOE

haveOE

knowc1175

ofliec1275

to lie with (or by)a1300

knowledgec1300

meetc1330

beliea1350

yknowc1350

touchc1384

deala1387

dightc1386

usea1387

takec1390

commona1400

to meet witha1400

servea1400

occupy?a1475

engender1483

jangle1488

to be busy with1525

to come in1530

visitc1540

niggle1567

mow1568

to mix one's thigh with1593

do1594

grind1598

pepper1600

yark1600

tumble1603

to taste of1607

compressc1611

jumble1611

mix?1614

consort?1615

tastea1616

bumfiddle1630

ingressa1631

sheet1637

carnal1643

night-work1654

bump1669

bumble1680

frig?c1680

fuck1707

stick1707

screw1719

soil1722

to do over1730

shag1770

hump1785

subagitatec1830

diddle1879

to give (someone) onec1882

charver1889

fuckeec1890

plugc1890

dick1892

to make a baby1911

to know (a person) in the biblical sense1912

jazz1920

rock1922

yentz1924

roll1926

to make love1927

shtupa1934

to give (or get) a tumble1934

shack1935

bang1937

to have it off1937

rump1937

tom1949

to hop into bed (with)1951

ball1955

to make it1957

plank1958

score1960

naughty1961

pull1965

pleasurea1967

to have away1968

to have off1968

dork1970

shaft1970

bonk1975

knob1984

boink1985

fand-

c1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad (1857) Pref. 69 A virgin of that isle compressed by that Genius.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 351 Rhea Sylvia..a vestall, being compressed and found with child.

1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Ceyx & Alcyone in Fables 379 They bill, they tread; Alcyone compress'd Sev'n days sits brooding on her floating Nest.

1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 95 Neptune..in his cave the yielding nymph comprest.

Draft additions 1997

c. Electronics and Telecommunications. To reduce the amplitude variation or the bandwidth of (a signal). Cf. compression n. Additions a.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > telecommunication > [verb (transitive)] > reduce variation of signal

compress1943

1943 F. E. Terman Radio Engineers' Handbk. v. 412 Here the signal to be compressed (or expanded) is amplified.

1951 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 30 709 If the samples are compressed in accordance with an arbitrary but known law..the wanted information can be recovered.

1961 G. Millerson Technique Television Production iii. 48 A low gamma device accepts a wide range, but compresses it to fit reproduction limits.

1991 Pop. Sci. May 107 The sampling cuts the amount of information to be transmitted and compresses the rest into a narrower bandwidth.

d. Computing. To reduce the size of (a file, digitized signal, etc.) by compression (compression n. Additions b).

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > data > give access [verb (transitive)] > reduce size of

compress1966

1966 Datamation Apr. 39/1 If the data is compressed first and then logged, the volume of data..is greatly reduced.

1989 PC Resource Sept. 102/3 Other function keys let you compress files to save disk space.

1992 N.Y. Times 21 Jan. c5/3 Another option is to use a program..that compresses regular programs into a fraction of their normal space.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	compress
释义	compressn. Brit. /ˈkɒmprɛs/, U.S. /ˈkɑmˌprɛs/ Etymology: < French compresse (16th cent. in Paré), < Latin compressa , < compressus , past participle of comprimĕre : see compress v. 1. Surgery. A soft mass of linen, lint or other material formed into a pad, which, by the aid of a bandage, can be made to press upon any part; used for compressing an artery, for keeping a dressing, plaister, etc., in its place, applying medicinal agents, and the like. In hydropathic use, applied to a piece of cloth, wetted with water, and tightly covered with a waterproof or thick impervious bandage, applied to the surface of the body for the relief of inflammation or irritation. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical appliances or equipment > equipment for treating wound or ulcer > [noun] > poultice, plaster, or compress plasterOE clydec1325 emplastera1382 entretea1400 pottagea1400 poulticea1400 faldellac1400 treatc1400 Gratia Dei?a1425 magdaleon?a1425 strictorya1425 grace of Godc1450 emplastrum?1541 malagma?1541 sparadrap1543 spasmadrap?a1547 plasture?1550 mustard plaster1562 cataplasm1563 oint-plaster1578 quilt1583 compress1599 compression1599 diachylum-plaster1599 pulment1599 pulvinar1599 frontlet1600 sinapism1601 epithemation1615 diapalma1646 opodeldoc1646 attraction1656 treacle plaster1659 melilot emplaster1676 stay1676 oxycroceum1696 melilot plaster1712 adhesive1753 bag1753 mustard poultice1765 soap plaster1789 water dressing1830 poor man's plaster1833 compressor1851 spongiopiline1851 vinegar-poultice1854 water-strapping1854 pitch-plaster1858 jacket poultice1862 mustard leaf1869 mustard paper1874 piline1874 plaster-mull1890 mustard cloth1897 plaster-muslin1899 antiphlogistin1901 1599 A. M. tr. O. Gaebelkhover Bk. Physicke 48 Take fine Hempen toa and make therof little compresses, as bigge as the palme of a childe's hande, & madefye them heerin, and apply them on the Eyes. 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. iv. iv. 277 I dressed it again with Lenients, Compresse, and good Bandage. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Nerves Put a Compress to it that has been dipt in the same Wine. 1807 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 17 301 The leg was dressed and..a thick compress was applied under the calf, with a view to prevent more sinuses. 1807 S. Cooper First Lines Pract. Surg. I. i. xiii. 56 The pad..to be placed immediately over a graduated compress, which is to be put immediately over the wound in the artery. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxx. 116 The former had a wet compresse around her body. 1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Aug. 3/1 Any one who has ever applied a cold compress to a sore throat. 1870 J. Smedley Pract. Hydropathy (ed. 12) Body bandage or wet compress. 2. A machine for pressing cotton-bales and other articles into a compact form for transport, etc. Also, an establishment in which cotton bales are compressed (U.S. colloquial). ΚΠ 1874 in E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. 1907 Westm. Gaz. 23 Sept. 6/3 [Mississippi.] The Gulf Compress Company. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † compressadj. Etymology: < Latin compressus, past participle: see compress v. Obsolete. rare. = compressed adj. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > [adjective] > make (more) dense or solid > by compaction or compression compressedc1374 compacta1398 hard-pressed1562 compacted1598 condensed1606 compress1647 constipated1647 confert1661 clotted1674 noddena1864 tabloid1890 1647 H. More Philos. Poems i. i. xxviii Nor penetrate the crusty fence Of constipated matter close compresse. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). compressv. /kəmˈprɛs/ Etymology: < Old French compresse-r, < Latin compressāre to press together, oppress, frequentative of comprimĕre to press together, restrain, check, etc., < com- together + premĕre to press. As compress also coincides with the participial stem compress- of comprimĕre (from which stem the English representation of a Latin verb is most frequently formed), it is treated as the English representation of comprimĕre and modern French comprimer , of which the direct adaptation comprime v. has not endured in the language. 1. To press together, to squeeze: a. separate things. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > pressing, pressure, or squeezing > press or squeeze [verb (transitive)] thrutchc888 distrainc1381 thrust1382 pressc1390 compressc1400 thresta1425 bruisec1465 thrumble1513 squize1548 squiss1558 scruze1590 squeeze1601 vice1602 squish1647 birzea1774 squeege1787 appress1789 squidge1881 punch1903 mash1930 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. A.) 125 A þinne clout wet in þe white of an ey, & sumwhat þe white compressed out. 1482 Monk of Evesham 23 They sawe..hys lyppys a lytyl to moue with his chekys compressyd as he had resceyued or swelowde sum swete thing fallyn in to hys mowth. 1704 I. Newton Opticks ii. i. 2 Compressing two Prisms hard together. 1768 L. Sterne Sentimental Journey II. 96 She gave me both her hands, closed together, into mine—it was impossible not to compress them in that situation. 1781 W. Cowper Retirem. 495 In a parlour snug and small..The man of business and his friends compressed. b. a hollow thing, so as to make it of smaller capacity. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > compress or constrict thrumc1275 constrainc1374 nip1381 rinea1398 compress1398 withstrainc1400 coarctc1420 pincha1425 strain1426 nipe1440 thrumble1513 comprime?1541 astrict1548 sneap1598 cling1601 wring1603 constringe1609 coarctate1620 compinge1621 choke1635 compel1657 cramp1673 hunch1738 constrict1759 tighten1853 scrunch1861 throttle1863 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) v. xxiv. 133 The free passage of the ayre..is forbode and lette by wryngynge and compressynge of the Ysophagus. 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 287 The muscles called Cremesteres which compresse the leading Vessels. 1660 R. Boyle New Exper. Physico-mechanicall xx. 146 The Vessel..was..struck..with a Wooden Mallet, and thereby was manifestly compress'd, whereby the inclosed Water was crouded into less room. 1797 R. Beilby & T. Bewick Hist. Brit. Birds I. Introd. p. x Tin tubes..were found to be broken, compressed, and distorted. 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ii. 18 The retina at the protruded part will be compressed by the outward pressure of the contained fluid. c. Surgery. To close by compression. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > stopping haemorrhage > stop haemorrhage [verb (transitive)] > close vein or artery > by compression compress1804 gripe1830 1804 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 12 545 The instrument..seems to be well adapted for compressing the humeral artery, or any other that can be easily pressed against a bone. 1836 F. Marryat Japhet II. xxix. 285 My professional knowledge saved his life. I compressed the artery. 2. a. To press (a substance) together closely; to squeeze together, so as to make more firm and solid. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > make dense or solid [verb (transitive)] > by compaction or compression compressc1400 knit1423 crowd1609 compact1633 unpulverize1733 pack1824 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 128 In þe firste caas dura mater is compressed. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xxxv. 298 Stiffe bodies, that by violence are compressed and drawne into a lesse capacious figure. 1684 T. Burnet Theory of Earth i. 147 If the rain fell upon even and level ground, it would only sadden and compress it. 1772 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 2) li. 736 A pretty large piece of sponge may be compressed or squeezed into a small size. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 182 The slivers again assume the form of bands of slubbing, and are then passed between a pair of rollers to compress them. b. Physics. To condense a gaseous or other elastic body by pressure so that it decreases in bulk without loss of mass. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > gas > air > [verb (transitive)] > compress, etc. (air, gas, or container) compressa1676 recompress1873 decompress1905 pressurize1940 depressurize1944 repressurize1947 pressure1961 the world > matter > physics > mechanics > fluid mechanics > [verb (transitive)] > compress gas or fluid compressa1676 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) ii. xi. 240 Air compressed..breaks the Vessel wherein it is compressed. 1794 R. J. Sulivan View of Nature II. 127 A large quantity of air, whose spring being compressed in little room. 1858 D. Lardner Hand-bk. Nat. Philos.: Hydrostatics, Pneumatics, & Heat (new ed.) 152 The water..compresses the air and produces a reaction which opens the valves. 1863 J. Tyndall Heat iv. 140 By..powerful means we can compress water, but the force necessary to accomplish this is very great. 3. figurative. To reduce into smaller volume (as if by pressure): a. things material. ΚΠ 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic vi. 141 Some ships were elevated to twice their proper height, while others were compressed almost to a line. 1839 W. Irving Chron. Wolfert's Roost (1855) 51 How I longed to be able to compress my form into utter littleness. b. Language, thoughts, etc.; to condense. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > put concisely or briefly [verb (transitive)] > condense condensate1555 contract1604 to shut up1622 compress1746 condense1805 pemmican1837 pemmicanize1845 to boil down1880 bovrilize1900 1746 W. Melmoth tr. Pliny Lett. i. xvi. (R.) The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues. 1793 E. Burke Corr. (1844) IV. 149 To enable me properly to compress and digest my thoughts. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. i. v. 43 These, greatly compressing themselves, shall speak, each an instant. 1856 B. Brodie Psychol. Inq. (ed. 3) I. ii. 44 What I have to say..cannot be compressed into a very few words. 4. figurative. To condense, concentrate. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > decrease or reduction in quantity, amount, or degree > reduce in quantity, amount, or degree [verb (transitive)] > reduce by compression depress1665 compress1800 squeeze1833 telescope1844 1800 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 4 551 I compressed them into one dose three times a day. 1851 J. P. Nichol Archit. Heavens (ed. 9) 59 The size of the mirror is only the measure of its power to collect and compress feeble rays of light. 1863 ‘G. Eliot’ Romola I. xvii. 299 The eager theorizing of ages is compressed..in the momentary want of a single mind. 1877 J. Tyndall in Daily News 2 Oct. 2/4 We have..terror, hope, sensation, calculation, possible ruin, and victory compressed into a moment. †5. figurative. To repress, keep under restraint. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restrain [verb (transitive)] > hold in check bridleOE tempera1050 chastec1230 to hold inc1300 straina1340 stintc1366 attemperc1380 restraina1387 rulea1391 ward1390 coarctc1400 obtemper?a1425 to hold or keep (a person) shortc1425 compesce1430 stent1488 coactc1520 repressa1525 compress1526 control1548 snaffle1555 temperatea1568 brank1574 halter1577 curb1588 shortena1599 to bear (a rein) upon1603 check1629 coerceate1657 bit1825 throttle1862 hold1901 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. MMiiii Compresse thy passion by scilence & kepe it in the, that it passe nat thy mouthe. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 59^v The greatest wisedome in Socrates in compressing his anger is worthy great commendacion. 1658 tr. J. Ussher Ann. World 483 Hierax compressed the mutiny, by paying the souldiers arreares out of his own purse. 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxvi. 26 Who..compressed under his sceptre a large proportion of these ferocious..plunderers. †6. To embrace sexually. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > engage in sexual activity with [verb (transitive)] > have sexual intercourse with mingeOE haveOE knowc1175 ofliec1275 to lie with (or by)a1300 knowledgec1300 meetc1330 beliea1350 yknowc1350 touchc1384 deala1387 dightc1386 usea1387 takec1390 commona1400 to meet witha1400 servea1400 occupy?a1475 engender1483 jangle1488 to be busy with1525 to come in1530 visitc1540 niggle1567 mow1568 to mix one's thigh with1593 do1594 grind1598 pepper1600 yark1600 tumble1603 to taste of1607 compressc1611 jumble1611 mix?1614 consort?1615 tastea1616 bumfiddle1630 ingressa1631 sheet1637 carnal1643 night-work1654 bump1669 bumble1680 frig?c1680 fuck1707 stick1707 screw1719 soil1722 to do over1730 shag1770 hump1785 subagitatec1830 diddle1879 to give (someone) onec1882 charver1889 fuckeec1890 plugc1890 dick1892 to make a baby1911 to know (a person) in the biblical sense1912 jazz1920 rock1922 yentz1924 roll1926 to make love1927 shtupa1934 to give (or get) a tumble1934 shack1935 bang1937 to have it off1937 rump1937 tom1949 to hop into bed (with)1951 ball1955 to make it1957 plank1958 score1960 naughty1961 pull1965 pleasurea1967 to have away1968 to have off1968 dork1970 shaft1970 bonk1975 knob1984 boink1985 fand- c1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliad (1857) Pref. 69 A virgin of that isle compressed by that Genius. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 351 Rhea Sylvia..a vestall, being compressed and found with child. 1700 J. Dryden tr. Ovid Ceyx & Alcyone in Fables 379 They bill, they tread; Alcyone compress'd Sev'n days sits brooding on her floating Nest. 1725 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey I. i. 95 Neptune..in his cave the yielding nymph comprest. Draft additions 1997 c. Electronics and Telecommunications. To reduce the amplitude variation or the bandwidth of (a signal). Cf. compression n. Additions a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > [verb (transitive)] > reduce variation of signal compress1943 1943 F. E. Terman Radio Engineers' Handbk. v. 412 Here the signal to be compressed (or expanded) is amplified. 1951 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 30 709 If the samples are compressed in accordance with an arbitrary but known law..the wanted information can be recovered. 1961 G. Millerson Technique Television Production iii. 48 A low gamma device accepts a wide range, but compresses it to fit reproduction limits. 1991 Pop. Sci. May 107 The sampling cuts the amount of information to be transmitted and compresses the rest into a narrower bandwidth. d. Computing. To reduce the size of (a file, digitized signal, etc.) by compression (compression n. Additions b). ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > data > give access [verb (transitive)] > reduce size of compress1966 1966 Datamation Apr. 39/1 If the data is compressed first and then logged, the volume of data..is greatly reduced. 1989 PC Resource Sept. 102/3 Other function keys let you compress files to save disk space. 1992 N.Y. Times 21 Jan. c5/3 Another option is to use a program..that compresses regular programs into a fraction of their normal space. 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compressn.

† compressadj.

compressv.

Draft additions 1997