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Nouns (1)

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

Verbs (13)

compact, pack together

v. make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

crunch, compact, pack, shrink

v. to process data by squeezing them, in order to gain space

press, squeeze, contract, compact, constrict, press together, squeeze together

v. squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

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Fuzzynyms (118)

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

cut, contract, reduce, shorten, abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten

v. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

contract, concentrate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

reduce

v. undergo meiosis; "The cells reduce"

reduce

v. reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site

overcrowd

v. crowd together too much

stuff, fill completely

v. fill completely; "The child stuffed his pockets with candy"

wrench, wring

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

express, extract, take out, press out, pull out

v. take liquid out of a container or well; "She drew water from the barrel"

concentrate, centralize, make central

v. make central; "The Russian government centralized the distribution of food"

affiliate

v. join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"

consolidate

v. bring together into a single whole or system; "The town and county schools are being consolidated"

mix, unify, mingle, commix, amalgamate

v. to bring or combine together or with something else; "resourcefully he mingled music and dance"

aggregate, combine

v. gather in a mass, sum, or whole

gather, garner, collect

v. assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

collect, collate

v. to assemble in proper sequence; "collate the papers"

encapsulate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

contract, concentrate, condense

v. make more concise; "condense the contents of a book into a summary"

integrate, incorporate, make into a whole

v. make into a whole or make part of a whole; "She incorporated his suggestions into her proposal"

integrate, become one, become integrated

v. become one; become integrated; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds"

press, apply pressure to, apply force to

v. exert pressure or force to or upon; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot"

thrust, shove, squeeze, stuff

v. press or force; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand"

shove, jostle

v. come into rough contact with while moving; "The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded train"

shove, push roughly, push along

v. push along

cut, contract, reduce, shorten, abbreviate, abridge, foreshorten

v. reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"

digest

v. convert food into absorbable substances; "I cannot digest milk products"

streamline, contour economically, contour efficiently

v. contour economically or efficiently

pinch, crimp

v. make ridges into by pinching together

reduce, deoxidize, deoxidise, remove oxygen from

v. to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

shrink, reduce

v. reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"

flatten, become flat, become flatter, flatten out

v. become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened"

level, even, even out, make straight, make level

v. make level or straight; "level the ground"

smooth, smoothen, make smoother, make smooth

v. make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"

drop, flatten, lower the pitch of

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

smooth, shine, polish, smoothen

v. make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"

plow, plough

v. move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; "The ship plowed through the water"

bind

v. provide with a binding; "bind the books in leather"

bind, constipate

v. cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate you"

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