compress : English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

compress : piit (v.); tampoy (n.)

Glosses: (~ related words)

compress
n. (artifact)	1. compress	a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever).
	~ medical dressing, dressing	a cloth covering for a wound or sore.
	~ fomentation	a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice.
v. (contact)	2. compact, compress, pack together	make more compact by or as if by pressing.; "compress the data"
	~ press	exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"
	~ wedge, squeeze, force	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.; "I squeezed myself into the corner"
	~ tamp, tamp down, pack	press down tightly.; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
v. (contact)	3. compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze	squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
	~ choke, strangle	constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing.
	~ prim	contract one's lips.; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food"
	~ tighten	become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened"
	~ astringe	constrict or bind or draw together.; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth"
	~ strangulate	constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air.
	~ convulse	contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed"
	~ convulse	cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles"
	~ bear down, overbear	contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery.
	~ choke, gag, fret	be too tight; rub or press.; "This neckband is choking the cat"
	~ scrag, choke	wring the neck of.; "The man choked his opponent"