vverb.contactmake more compact by or as if by pressingSynset:compact compress pack together
Antonyms:decompress
Derivationally Related Form:compressingcompactioncompression
Hypernyms:force squeeze wedge
Inherited Hypernyms:compresswedgemove
Direct Hyponyms:packtamptamp down
Entailment:press
Full Troponyms:tamp down
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.contactsqueeze or press togetherSynset:compact compress constrict contract press squeeze
Examples:- she compressed her lips
- the spasm contracted the muscle
Derivationally Related Form:compressorcompressioncontractorpresspressingcompressiblecompressingconstrictorconstrictioncontracturecontraction
Hypernyms:tighten
Inherited Hypernyms:compresstightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:astringebear downchokeconvulsefretgagoverbearprimscragstranglestrangulate
Full Troponyms:astringebear downchokeconvulseprimstrangulate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allpressed tightly togetherSynset:tight
Antonyms:open
Inherited Hypernyms:compressed
Similar to:closed shut
adj satadj.allreduced in volume by pressureAntonyms:incompressible
Inherited Hypernyms:compressed
Similar to:compressible
adj satadj.allflattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)Topic:biological sciencebiology
Synset:flat
Antonyms:thick
Derivationally Related Form:flatness
Inherited Hypernyms:compressed
Similar to:thin