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verb
adj
- (of prose) Brief and pithy; not verbose.
- Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
- Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
- Such that every open cover has a finite subcover. In a metric space, this is equivalent to being sequentially compact. In metric spaces with the Heine-Borel property, this is equivalent to being closed and bounded.
- Compact in the above sense and moreover Hausdorff.
- closely and firmly united or packed together
- briefly giving the gist of something
- having a short and solid form or stature
noun
- A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
- An agreement or contract.
- An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.
- A slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powder puff, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, handbag, or pocket.
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
- a small and economical car
verb
- strain excessively
- To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
- (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
- (chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
noun
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- applying pressure
noun
- Compression; the packing together of loose matter.
- (dentistry) Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.
- something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
- (education) The situation where an educational institute, usually a college or university, receives more applications from qualified applicants than the number of spaces available, meaning that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
- (medicine) A solid, immobile bulk of stool.
- a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
- a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally
- the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
- a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
noun
name
- Data Compression Conference.
- Initialism of Distributed Checksum Clearinghouse.
- Design Computing and Cognition.
- Debian Cluster Components.
- Initialism of Doppelmayr Cable Car.
- Digital Content Creation.
- Direct Client-to-Client.
- Data Concentrator Card.
- Designing Correct Circuits.
- Data and Computer Communications.
- Digital Command Control.
- Digital Curation Centre.
- Digital Compact Cassette.
- Data Communications Committee.
noun
- (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of dicyclohexylcarbodiimide.
- Initialism of direct cable connection.
- (psychotherapy) Initialism of direct client contact.
- (law enforcement) Initialism of deputy chief constable, a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
- (algebra) Initialism of descending chain condition.
verb
- compress or concentrate
- make denser, stronger, or purer
- cook until very little liquid is left
- make central
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- make more concise
- direct one's attention on something
- draw together or meet in one common center
- (ergative) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
- (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
- To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
- To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
noun
adj
verb
- compress or concentrate
- develop due to condensation
- become more compact or concentrated
- make more concise
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- concentrate by removing water from
- cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
- (intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
- (transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
- (transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
verb
- compress or concentrate
- cause to be smaller
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- squeeze or press together
- engage by written agreement
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- become smaller or draw together
- make or become more narrow or restricted
- (transitive) To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
- To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
- (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
- (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
- (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- To betroth; to affiance.
noun
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
- (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
- (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
- (law) The document containing such an agreement.
- (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
noun
- Initialism of vascular compression unit.
- Initialism of video compression unit.
- (emissions control) Initialism of vapor/vapour combustor/combustion unit.
- Initialism of vacuum control unit.
- (transport) Initialism of vehicle control unit.
- (carbon economy controls) Abbreviation of verified carbon unit (carbon credit).
- Initialism of video codec unit.
- Initialism of video control unit.
name
adj
- Compressed.
- Financially hurt or damaged.
- Very thin, as if drawn together.
- (of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- sounding as if the nose were pinched
- as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
verb
verb
- Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
- To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
- (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
- (obsolete except British, dialectal) To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
- (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
- (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
- To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun etymology 1 sense 1); hence (obsolete), to fasten (something) in any way.
- To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
- (reflexive) To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also (obsolete), to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
- fold or collapse
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- fasten with a buckle or buckles
noun
- A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
- (Canada, heraldry) An image of a clasp (etymology 1 sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
- (by extension) Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
- (countable) A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
- (countable, Canada, US, baking) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
- A great conflict or struggle.
- (roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane, frequently occurring over deck joints or insulation, which may indicate movement of the roof assembly.
- a shape distorted by twisting or folding
- fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
adj
- able to be compressed
- (topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
- capable of being compressed or made more compact
- capable of being easily compressed
verb
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
noun
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- make a sudden twisting motion
- (transitive) To pull or twist violently.
- (transitive) To rack with pain; to make hurt or distressed.
- (transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.
- (transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.
- (transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
- (transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
noun
- a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
- a jerky pulling movement
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- (physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
- (UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
- A violent emotional change caused by separation.
- (US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.
- An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
- A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
- In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
- A distorting change from the original meaning.
verb
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
- twist and press out of shape
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- To use effort to draw (a response, words, etc.) from or out of someone; to generate (something) as a response.
- (also figuratively) Often followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
- Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
- To clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.
- To twist or wind (something) into coils; to coil.
- (mining) Of a lode: to be depleted of ore; to peter or peter out.
- To twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe.
- To obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
- (materials science) To slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
- To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.
- To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil.
- (also figuratively) To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
- To squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
- To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
- To cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
- Of a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
- To contort or screw up (the face or its features).
- To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
- To cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
- (transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
- (intransitive, informal) To relax.
- (intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
- (transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
- decrease the pressure of
- restore to its uncompressed form
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
- (transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit.
- (transitive) To load excessively.
- fill to excess so that function is impaired
- become overloaded
- place too much a load on
verb
- To overload; to overburden.
- To apply a surcharge.
- (law) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain.
- To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.
- fill to an excessive degree
- charge an extra fee, as for a special service
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
- place too much a load on
- print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
- fill to capacity with people
noun
- (philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
- (art) A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.
- The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer.
- (law) A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party
- An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.
- (law) A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
- An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price.
- an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
noun
- An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
- (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
- (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
- (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
- (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
- the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
- encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
- an increase in the density of something
- applying pressure
noun
- Compression; the packing together of loose matter.
- (dentistry) Failure of a tooth to erupt into the dental arch, because of adjacent teeth, dense overlying bone, excessive soft tissue, or other factor.
- something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
- (education) The situation where an educational institute, usually a college or university, receives more applications from qualified applicants than the number of spaces available, meaning that meeting the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee acceptance.
- (medicine) A solid, immobile bulk of stool.
- a disorder in which feces are impacted in the lower colon
- a disorder in which a tooth is so crowded in its socket that it cannot erupt normally
- the condition of being pressed closely together and firmly fixed
- a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
noun
noun
- Initialism of vascular compression unit.
- Initialism of video compression unit.
- (emissions control) Initialism of vapor/vapour combustor/combustion unit.
- Initialism of vacuum control unit.
- (transport) Initialism of vehicle control unit.
- (carbon economy controls) Abbreviation of verified carbon unit (carbon credit).
- Initialism of video codec unit.
- Initialism of video control unit.
name
noun
verb
- (intransitive) To fail due to excessive load.
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create different functions for the same name, to be used in different contexts.
- (transitive) To provide too much power to a circuit.
- (transitive) To load excessively.
- fill to excess so that function is impaired
- become overloaded
- place too much a load on
verb
adj
- (of prose) Brief and pithy; not verbose.
- Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
- Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
- Such that every open cover has a finite subcover. In a metric space, this is equivalent to being sequentially compact. In metric spaces with the Heine-Borel property, this is equivalent to being closed and bounded.
- Compact in the above sense and moreover Hausdorff.
- closely and firmly united or packed together
- briefly giving the gist of something
- having a short and solid form or stature
noun
- A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
- An agreement or contract.
- An automobile that is larger than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.
- A slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powder puff, small enough to fit in a woman's purse, handbag, or pocket.
- a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
- a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
- a small and economical car
verb
- strain excessively
- To expand or extend to an excessive degree, especially to do so beyond a safe limit; to overreach.
- (linguistics, transitive) To apply (a term) to too many referents, by overextension.
- (chess, transitive) To push a pawn too far, so that it becomes vulnerable to the opponent's attacks.
verb
- compress or concentrate
- make denser, stronger, or purer
- cook until very little liquid is left
- make central
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- make more concise
- direct one's attention on something
- draw together or meet in one common center
- (ergative) To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
- (intransitive) To focus one's thought or attention (on).
- To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate.
- To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
noun
adj
verb
- compress or concentrate
- develop due to condensation
- become more compact or concentrated
- make more concise
- undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
- concentrate by removing water from
- cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
- (intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
- (transitive, chemistry) To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
- (transitive) To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
verb
- compress or concentrate
- cause to be smaller
- be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness
- squeeze or press together
- engage by written agreement
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- enter into a contractual arrangement
- become smaller or draw together
- make or become more narrow or restricted
- (transitive) To enter into a contract with (someone or something).
- To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.
- (intransitive) To make an agreement or contract; to covenant.
- (transitive) To bring on; to incur; to acquire.
- (grammar) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.
- (transitive) To gain or acquire (an illness).
- (ambitransitive) To draw together or nearer; to shorten, narrow, or lessen.
- To betroth; to affiance.
noun
- a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law
- (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make
- a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks they bid
- (informal) An order, usually given to a hired assassin, to kill someone.
- (bridge) The declarer's undertaking to win the number of tricks bid with a stated suit as trump.
- (law) The document containing such an agreement.
- (law) An agreement which the law will enforce in some way. A legally binding contract must contain at least one promise, i.e., a commitment or offer, by an offeror to and accepted by an offeree to do something in the future. A contract is thus executory rather than executed.
- (law) A part of legal studies dealing with laws and jurisdiction related to contracts.
- An agreement between two or more parties, to perform a specific job or work order, often temporary or of fixed duration and usually governed by a written agreement.
verb
- Of a thing (especially a slender structure under compression): to collapse or distort under physical pressure.
- To apply oneself to or prepare for a task or work.
- (figurative) Of a person: to (suddenly) cease resisting pressure or stress; to give in or give way, to yield.
- (obsolete except British, dialectal) To participate in some contest or labour; to join in close fight; to contend.
- (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite with someone in marriage; to marry.
- (British, dialectal (especially Scotland) or humorous) To unite (people) in marriage; to marry.
- To fasten (something) using a buckle (noun etymology 1 sense 1); hence (obsolete), to fasten (something) in any way.
- To cause (something) to bend, or to become distorted.
- (reflexive) To apply (oneself) to, or prepare (oneself) for, a task or work; also (obsolete), to equip (oneself) for a battle, expedition, etc.
- fold or collapse
- bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat
- fasten with a buckle or buckles
noun
- A metal clasp with a hinged tongue or a spike through which a belt or strap is passed and penetrated by the tongue or spike, in order to fasten the ends of the belt together or to secure the strap to something else.
- (Canada, heraldry) An image of a clasp (etymology 1 sense 1) used as the brisure of an eighth daughter.
- (by extension) Some other form of clasp used to fasten two things together.
- (countable) A distortion; a bend, bulge, or kink.
- (countable, Canada, US, baking) Usually preceded by a descriptive word: a cake baked with fresh fruit (often blueberries) and a streusel topping.
- A great conflict or struggle.
- (roofing) An upward, elongated displacement of a roof membrane, frequently occurring over deck joints or insulation, which may indicate movement of the roof assembly.
- a shape distorted by twisting or folding
- fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong
verb
- (transitive) To compress, squeeze.
- (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
- (transitive) To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
- (transitive) To clasp, hold in an embrace.
- To force into service, particularly into naval service.
- (transitive) To hasten, urge onward.
- (ambitransitive) To throng, crowd.
- (transitive, mechanics, electronics) To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
- (transitive) To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
- (transitive) To urge, beseech, entreat.
- (transitive) To lay stress upon.
- (ambitransitive) To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
- (transitive) To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
- To try to force (something upon someone).
- be urgent
- exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for
- lift weights
- ask for or request earnestly
- to be oppressive or burdensome
- press and smooth with a heated iron
- make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
- place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
- squeeze or press together
- force or impel in an indicated direction
- press from a plastic
- exert pressure or force to or upon
- create by pressing
- crowd closely
noun
- (countable) A printing machine.
- (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
- (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
- (uncountable) A crowd.
- (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
- An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
- A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
- (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
- (uncountable, collective) The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- (countable) A publisher.
- (psychology) In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
- (countable, golf, gambling) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
- a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
- a dense crowd of people
- a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
- clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
- the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
- the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
- a machine used for printing
- the state of demanding notice or attention
verb
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
- make a sudden twisting motion
- (transitive) To pull or twist violently.
- (transitive) To rack with pain; to make hurt or distressed.
- (transitive) To use a wrench; to twist with a wrench.
- (transitive) To distort the original meaning of; to misrepresent.
- (transitive) To injure (a joint) by pulling or twisting.
- (transitive) To deprive by means of a violent pull or twist.
noun
- a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
- a jerky pulling movement
- a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
- (physics) In screw theory, a screw assembled from force and torque vectors arising from application of Newton's laws to a rigid body.
- (UK) An adjustable spanner used by plumbers.
- A violent emotional change caused by separation.
- (US, Canada, Philippines) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes.
- An injury caused by a violent twisting or pulling of a limb; strain, sprain.
- A movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
- In coursing, the act of bringing the hare round at less than a right angle, worth half a point in the recognised code of points for judging.
- A distorting change from the original meaning.
verb
- twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish
- twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid
- twist and press out of shape
- obtain by coercion or intimidation
- To use effort to draw (a response, words, etc.) from or out of someone; to generate (something) as a response.
- (also figuratively) Often followed by from or out: to extract (a liquid) from something wet by squeezing, twisting, or otherwise putting pressure on it.
- Often followed by out: to squeeze or twist (something moist) tightly so that liquid is forced out.
- To clasp and twist (hands) together due to distress, sorrow, etc.
- To twist or wind (something) into coils; to coil.
- (mining) Of a lode: to be depleted of ore; to peter or peter out.
- To twist the body in or as if in pain; to writhe.
- To obtain (something) from or out of a person or thing by extortion or other force.
- (materials science) To slide (two ultraflat surfaces) together such that their faces bond.
- To be engaged in clasping and twisting (especially the hands), or exerting pressure.
- To contend, to struggle; also, to strive, to toil.
- (also figuratively) To hold (someone or something) tightly and press or twist; to wrest.
- To squeeze water (from an item of wet clothing) by passing through a wringer.
- To bend or strain (something) out of its position; to wrench, to wrest.
- To cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
- Of a thing (such as footwear): to pinch or press (a person or part of their body), causing pain.
- To contort or screw up (the face or its features).
- To experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
- To cause (tears) to come out from a person or their eyes.
noun
verb
- (transitive) To relieve the pressure or compression on something.
- (transitive) To bring someone (such as a diver) back to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
- (intransitive, informal) To relax.
- (intransitive) To adjust to normal atmospheric pressure after being exposed to high pressure.
- (transitive, computing) To restore (compressed data) to its original form.
- decrease the pressure of
- restore to its uncompressed form
- become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
verb
- To overload; to overburden.
- To apply a surcharge.
- (law) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into (e.g. a common) than one has a right to do, or more than the herbage will sustain.
- To show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given.
- fill to an excessive degree
- charge an extra fee, as for a special service
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
- place too much a load on
- print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
- fill to capacity with people
noun
- (philately) An overprint on a stamp that alters (usually raises) the original nominal value of the stamp; used especially in times of hyperinflation.
- (art) A painting in lighter enamel over a darker one that serves as the ground.
- The part of the price of a subsidized good or service that is not covered by the subsidy and so must be paid by the consumer.
- (law) A charge that has been omitted from an account as payment of a credit to the charged party
- An excessive price charged e.g. to an unsuspecting customer.
- (law) A penalty for failure to exercise common prudence and skill in the performance of a fiduciary's duties.
- An addition of extra charge on the agreed, stated, or baseline price.
- an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
adj
- Compressed.
- Financially hurt or damaged.
- Very thin, as if drawn together.
- (of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
- not having enough money to pay for necessities
- very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
- sounding as if the nose were pinched
- as if squeezed uncomfortably tight
verb
adj
- able to be compressed
- (topology, of a surface embedded in a 3-dimensional manifold) Containing a circle that does not serve as the boundary of a disk that lies in the surface, but does serve as boundary of a disk that lies in the ambient manifold.
- capable of being compressed or made more compact
- capable of being easily compressed