COMPRESSING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Applying pressure

Synonyms:

compressing; compression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("compressing" is a kind of...):

press; pressing; pressure (the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "compressing"):

squeeze; squeezing (the act of gripping and pressing firmly)

condensation; condensing (the act of increasing the density of something)

compaction; crunch; crush (the act of crushing)

constriction (the action or process of compressing)

Derivation:

compress (squeeze or press together)

compress (make more compact by or as if by pressing)

-ing form of the verb compress