compress

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for compress

compress 🔊 /kɑˈmpɹɛs or kʌmpɹɛˈs/

compress : මිරිකනවා

compress : වෙළුම

compress : හකුළනවා

compress : සම්පීඩනය කරනවා

compress : සම්පීඩනය

compress : තද කරනවා

compress : මිරිකීම

compress : සංක්ෂේප කරනවා

compress : සම්පීඩන

compress : තෙරපනවා

compress : රඳන

compress : සංපීඩන

compress definition

Transitive verb.

  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.
  2. To embrace sexually.

Noun. 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.