"compress" meaning in English

See compress in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: compress, compress, compresses
  1. η κομπρέσα, ο επίδεσμος
    Sense id: el-compress-en-noun-4NX-bJvz

Verb

Forms: compress, compress, compresses, compressed, compressed, compressing
  1. συμπιέζω
    Sense id: el-compress-en-verb-VEC4Nmbz
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      "form": "en-noun-es",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "compress",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a cold/hot compress - κρύα/ζεστή κομπρέσα"
        }
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        "η κομπρέσα, ο επίδεσμος"
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    {
      "form": "compress"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'wish'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "compress",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "compresses",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "compressed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "compressed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am compressing the air.",
          "translation": "Συμπιέζω τον αέρα."
        },
        {
          "text": "The clothes must be compressed to fit into the suitcase.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να συμπιεστούν τα ρούχα για να χωρέσουν στη βαλίτσα."
        },
        {
          "text": "compressed gas - πεπιεσμένο αέριο"
        }
      ],
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        "συμπιέζω"
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "compress",
      "raw_tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "compresses",
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        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a cold/hot compress - κρύα/ζεστή κομπρέσα"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η κομπρέσα, ο επίδεσμος"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "compress"
}

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        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
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        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
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        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am compressing the air.",
          "translation": "Συμπιέζω τον αέρα."
        },
        {
          "text": "The clothes must be compressed to fit into the suitcase.",
          "translation": "Πρέπει να συμπιεστούν τα ρούχα για να χωρέσουν στη βαλίτσα."
        },
        {
          "text": "compressed gas - πεπιεσμένο αέριο"
        }
      ],
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        "συμπιέζω"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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