compress

compress
I
n.

1) to apply a compress to

2) a cold; dry; hot; wet compress

II

v. (D; tr.) to compress into (to compress a whole paragraph into two sentences)

* * *
['kɒmpres]
wet compress
a cold
to apply a compress compress to
(D; tr.) to compress into (to compress a whole paragraph into two sentences)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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