What part of speech is compress?

Compress can be categorized as a noun and a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. compress is a verb, present, 1st person singular of compress (infinitive).
  • 2. compress is a verb (infinitive).
  • 3. compress is a noun, singular of compresses.

Inflections

Verb

Noun

What does compress mean?

Definitions

Verb

compress - squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
compress - make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

Noun

compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

Examples of compress

#   Sentence  
1. verb Compress the data.
2. verb He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.
3. verb A baler is used to compress hay into bales.
4. verb I stomped on the pile of leaves to compress it.
5. noun Apply a compress to the affected part every two hours.
Sentence  
verb
Compress the data.
He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met.
A baler is used to compress hay into bales.
I stomped on the pile of leaves to compress it.
noun
Apply a compress to the affected part every two hours.

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