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Meaning of Compress | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkɒmpɹɛs

Definitions

  1. A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
  2. A machine for compressing.

Equivalents

العربية الكمادة
Català compresa comprimir
Čeština kompres komprimovat
Cymraeg cywasgu gwasgu
Dansk kompres
Deutsch Kompresse komprimieren Umschlag Wickel
Ελληνικά κομπρέσα
Esperanto densigi kunpremi
Español compresa comprimir comprimirse
Eesti mähis side
Suomi kompressi pakata puristaa puristua pusertaa pusertua tiivistää
Français compresse compresser comprimer
Gaeilge dlúthaigh
Magyar borogatás
Հայերեն սեղմել
Bahasa Indonesia kompres
Íslenska þjappa
Italiano compressa comprimere
日本語 噏 圧縮する 湿布 要約する
한국어 噏
Latina comprimō fōmentum stringō
မြန်မာဘာသာ သိပ်
Nederlands comprimeren kompres krimpen samendrukken samenvatten verdichten
Polski kompres okład
Português compressa comprimir
Русский компресс сдавить сдавливать сжать сжаться сжимать сжиматься уплотни́ть уплотнять
Svenska komprimera packa

Examples

“He held a cold compress over the sprain.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Compressed compressed air compressed sensing compressed yeast compressed-air bath Compresses

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