"compressed" in the verb sense
1. compress, compact, pack together
make more compact by or as if by pressing
"compress the data"
2. compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"
"the spasm contracted the muscle"
"compressed" in the adjective sense
1. compressed, tight
pressed tightly together
"with lips compressed"
2. compressed
reduced in volume by pressure
"compressed air"
3. compressed, flat
flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
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