compress

Noun

• a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

Verb

• squeeze or press together
  • she compressed her lips
    
  • the spasm contracted the muscle
    

• make more compact by or as if by pressing
  • compress the data
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  constrict , squeeze , compact , contract , press , pack together
• Antonyms: 
  decompress , uncompress