compress
verb
°To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
"The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."
°To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
"''Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel"
noun
°A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
"He held a cold compress over the sprain."
°A machine for compressing.
synonyms: compact, condense, pack, press more» , squash, squeeze, contract, abridge, shorten, truncate