компре́с — meaning in English

English meaning

• compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
• poultice noun A soft, warm, moist paste — often wrapped in cloth — applied to a sore or aching part of the body to soothe it.

Senses

компре́с is used for these senses in English:

• compress (medicine) 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.
• poultice A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

compress — full definition

1. verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
2. verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
3. noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.

poultice — full definition

1. noun A soft, warm, moist paste — often wrapped in cloth — applied to a sore or aching part of the body to soothe it.
2. verb To treat a wound or sore area with a poultice.

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