Syn. -- To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge.
Com"press (?), n. [F. compresse.] (Surg.) A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.
Com*pressed" (?), a. 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.