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compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) |
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dressing,
medical dressing the act of applying a bandage
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fomentation deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord)
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compress - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
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constrict,
squeeze,
compact,
contract,
press |
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tighten become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
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choke,
strangle breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
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prim dress primly
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astringe become constricted or compressed; "The cold substance astringes"
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strangulate become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"
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convulse be overcome with laughter
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convulse be overcome with laughter
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bear down,
overbear exert a force or cause a strain upon; "This tax bears down on the lower middle class"
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choke,
fret,
gag breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
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choke,
scrag breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"
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compress - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" |
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compact |
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decompress,
uncompress restore to its uncompressed form; "decompress data"
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press place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure; "pressed flowers"
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force,
squeeze,
wedge impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him"
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pack,
tamp,
tamp down treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
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