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{
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{
"sense": "press together",
"word": "expand"
},
{
"sense": "be pressed together",
"word": "decontract"
},
{
"sense": "condense, abridge",
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{
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{
"sense": "make computing data smaller",
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{
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{
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"etymology_text": "From Middle English compressen, from Old French compresser, from Late Latin compressare (“to press hard/together”), from Latin compressus, the past participle of comprimō (“to compress”), itself from com- (“together”) + premō (“press”).",
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"word": "crunch"
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{
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{
"text": "The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"ref": "1825 June 17, Daniel Webster, Speech on the laying of the Corner Stone of the Bunker Hill Monument",
"text": "events of centuries […] compressed within the compass of a single life",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "1810, William Melmoth, transl., Letters of Pliny",
"text": "The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues.",
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}
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"To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume."
],
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]
],
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"(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume."
],
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "սեղմել"
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
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"roman": "sgǎstjavam",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "сгъстявам"
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"roman": "sip",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "သိပ်"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimir"
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{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "壓縮"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "yāsuō",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "压缩"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimeren"
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{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "samendrukken"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
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{
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"code": "eo",
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "kunpremi"
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{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "puristaa"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "pusertaa"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "kompressoida"
},
{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimer"
},
{
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "komprimieren"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "dlúthaigh"
},
{
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimere"
},
{
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "asshuku suru",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "圧縮する"
},
{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimō"
},
{
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"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "stringō"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 22 19 0 9 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "whakawhāiti"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 22 19 0 9 5",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "kurutē"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 22 19 0 9 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimir"
},
{
"_dis1": "45 22 19 0 9 5",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžimátʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сжима́ть"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "sžatʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сжать"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sdávlivatʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сда́вливать"
},
{
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sdavítʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сдави́ть"
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{
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"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "pran"
},
{
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimir"
},
{
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "packa"
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{
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "cywasgu"
},
{
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "gwasgu"
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]
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{
"text": "Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format."
],
"id": "en-compress-en-verb-fiXzihxn",
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"folded",
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"compression"
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"raw_glosses": [
"(intransitive) To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format."
],
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"sense": "be pressed together",
"word": "contract"
}
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sbivam se",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "сбивам се"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sgǎstjavam se",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "сгъстявам се"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "comprimeren"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "krimpen"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "kunpremiĝi"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "puristua"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "pusertua"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "kompressoitua"
},
{
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"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "dlúthaigh"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 75 2 3 1 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžimátʹsja",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сжима́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 75 2 3 1 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžátʹsja",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "сжа́ться"
},
{
"_dis1": "16 75 2 3 1 4",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "comprimirse"
}
]
},
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{
"text": "This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To condense into a more economic, easier format."
],
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"(transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format."
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"roman": "sbivam",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "сбивам"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "comprimeren"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "samenvatten"
},
{
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "verdichten"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 61 20 7 4",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "tiivistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 61 20 7 4",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "komprimieren"
},
{
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"alt": "ようやくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōyaku suru",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "要約する"
},
{
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "whakarāpopoto"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 61 20 7 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uplotnjátʹ",
"sense": "to condense",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уплотня́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "5 4 61 20 7 4",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uplotnítʹ",
"sense": "to condense",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уплотни́ть"
}
]
},
{
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{
"text": "If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"To abridge."
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"(transitive) To abridge."
],
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"word": "abridge"
}
],
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"name": "Technology",
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"parents": [
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"Fundamental"
],
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],
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"To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits."
],
"id": "en-compress-en-verb-NvgcqOxN",
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[
"technology",
"technology"
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[
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[
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"(technology, transitive) To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits."
],
"tags": [
"transitive"
],
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],
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "komprimiram",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "компримирам"
},
{
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "壓縮"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāsuō",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "压缩"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "komprimovat"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "comprimeren"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "densigi"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "kunpremi"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "pakata"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "tiivistää"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "compresser"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "komprimieren"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "þjappa"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "asshuku suru",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "圧縮する"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "comprimir"
},
{
"_dis1": "4 18 21 3 50 5",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "comprimir"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"glosses": [
"To embrace sexually."
],
"id": "en-compress-en-verb-FBfAXSpH",
"raw_glosses": [
"(obsolete) To embrace sexually."
],
"tags": [
"obsolete"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
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},
{
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"source": "Thesaurus:compress",
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"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "seġmel",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "սեղմել"
},
{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "čzmel",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "ճզմել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sbivam",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "сбивам"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sgǎstjavam",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "сгъстявам"
},
{
"code": "my",
"lang": "Burmese",
"roman": "sip",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "သိပ်"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimir"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "壓縮"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāsuō",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "压缩"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimeren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "samendrukken"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "verdichten"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "kunpremi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "puristaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "pusertaa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "kompressoida"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "komprimieren"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "dlúthaigh"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimere"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "asshuku suru",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "圧縮する"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimō"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "stringō"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "whakawhāiti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "kurutē"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimir"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžimátʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сжима́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžatʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "сжать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sdávlivatʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "сда́вливать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sdavítʹ",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "сдави́ть"
},
{
"code": "sco",
"lang": "Scots",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "pran"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "comprimir"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "packa"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "cywasgu"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to press together into a smaller space",
"word": "gwasgu"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sbivam se",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "сбивам се"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sgǎstjavam se",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "сгъстявам се"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "comprimeren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "krimpen"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "kunpremiĝi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "puristua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "pusertua"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "kompressoitua"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "dlúthaigh"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžimátʹsja",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "сжима́ться"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "sžátʹsja",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "сжа́ться"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to be pressed together",
"word": "comprimirse"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "sbivam",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "сбивам"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "comprimeren"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "samenvatten"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "verdichten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "tiivistää"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "komprimieren"
},
{
"alt": "ようやくする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yōyaku suru",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "要約する"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to condense",
"word": "whakarāpopoto"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uplotnjátʹ",
"sense": "to condense",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "уплотня́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "uplotnítʹ",
"sense": "to condense",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "уплотни́ть"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "komprimiram",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "компримирам"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "壓縮"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "yāsuō",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "压缩"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "komprimovat"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "comprimeren"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "densigi"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "kunpremi"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "pakata"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "tiivistää"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "compresser"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "komprimieren"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "þjappa"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "asshuku suru",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "圧縮する"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "comprimir"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encode digital information into less bits",
"word": "comprimir"
}
],
"word": "compress"
}
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],
"word": "компре́с"
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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],
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "lěngfū",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"word": "冷敷"
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{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"word": "熱敷"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "shībù",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"word": "湿布"
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"code": "cs",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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{
"code": "nl",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compresse"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Kompresse"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "komprésa",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "κομπρέσα"
},
{
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "splēníon",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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"neuter"
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"word": "σπληνίον"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compressa"
},
{
"alt": "しっぷ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "shippu",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"neuter"
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"word": "fōmentum"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kompress"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
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"word": "kompress"
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{
"code": "oc",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compressa"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "okład"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compressa"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "компре́сс"
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "compresa"
},
{
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "cloth used to dress or apply pressure to wounds",
"word": "tsatsāpar"
}
],
"word": "compress"
}
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