comprimir — meaning in English

English meaning

• compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
• squash noun A racquet sport played in a walled court with a small rubber ball.
• zip noun A fastener made of two rows of interlocking teeth pulled together by a sliding tab; also called a zipper.

Senses

comprimir is used for these senses in English:

• squash (transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.
• zip (intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.

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.

squash — full definition

1. noun A racquet sport played in a walled court with a small rubber ball.
2. noun A vegetable of the gourd family, such as butternut or acorn squash.
3. noun British: a concentrated fruit drink diluted with water.
4. verb To crush something into a flat or pulpy mass.
5. verb To suppress or put an end to something, such as a rumor or plan.

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