compress
verb
• flatten by pressure; squeeze or press.
• "the skirt can be folded and compressed into a relatively small bag"
Similar:
flatten,
squeeze,
press,
squash,
crush,
cram,
jam,
stuff,
wedge,
tamp,
pack,
wad,
compact,
constrict,
scrunch,
squidge,
coarct,
coarctate,
compress
noun
• a pad of lint or other absorbent material pressed on to part of the body to relieve inflammation or stop bleeding.
• "a cold compress"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere .
