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IELTS word

compress

/kΙ™mˈpres/verb

English definition

to press something into a smaller space

Common phrases / collocations

  1. compress waste
  2. compress material
  3. compressed air

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The press compressed the cardboard into a tight block.

  2. 2.

    The machine compresses the waste.

  3. 3.

    The bag compresses the clothes for travel.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A recycling worker operates a safe enclosed press that squeezes loose cardboard into a tightly packed rectangular bale.
to press something into a smaller space
1loose cardboard
2tight block forms
loose cardboard→tight block forms