<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>To press together; force into less space.</li><li>To cause to become a solid mass: to compress cotton into bales.</li><li>To condense, shorten, or abbreviate: The book was compressed by 50 pages.</li><li>In Computers: To reduce the storage space required for (data) by changing its format: The algorithm should compress the video file without losing any quality.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>Medicine/Medical: A soft, cloth pad held in place by a bandage and used to provide pressure or to supply moisture, cold, heat, or medication.</li><li>An apparatus for compressing cotton bales.</li><li>A warehouse for storing cotton bales before shipment.</li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>