| compress | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. compress | a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever). |
| ~ medical dressing, dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore. |
| ~ fomentation | a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice. |
| v. (contact) | 2. compact, compress, pack together | make more compact by or as if by pressing.; "compress the data" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ wedge, squeeze, force | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.; "I squeezed myself into the corner" |
| ~ tamp, tamp down, pack | press down tightly.; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso" |
| v. (contact) | 3. compact, compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | squeeze or press together.; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
| ~ choke, strangle | constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing. |
| ~ prim | contract one's lips.; "She primmed her lips after every bite of food" |
| ~ tighten | become tight or tighter.; "The rope tightened" |
| ~ astringe | constrict or bind or draw together.; "Lemon juice astringes the tissue in the mouth" |
| ~ strangulate | constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air. |
| ~ convulse | contract involuntarily, as in a spasm.; "The muscles in her face convulsed" |
| ~ convulse | cause to contract.; "The spasm convulses her facial muscles" |
| ~ bear down, overbear | contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery. |
| ~ choke, gag, fret | be too tight; rub or press.; "This neckband is choking the cat" |
| ~ scrag, choke | wring the neck of.; "The man choked his opponent" |
| tight | | |
| adj. | 1. tight | closely constrained or constricted or constricting.; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest" |
| ~ tight | of such close construction as to be impermeable.; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" |
| ~ choky | so tight as to tend to choke.; "a choky collar" |
| ~ clenched, clinched | closed or squeezed together tightly.; "a clenched fist"; "his clenched (or clinched) teeth" |
| ~ close-fitting, snug, close | fitting closely but comfortably.; "a close fit" |
| ~ skin-tight, skintight | so tight as to cling to the skin.; "skintight jeans" |
| ~ tight-fitting, tight fitting, tightfitting, tightly fitting, skinny | fitting snugly.; "a tightly-fitting cover"; "tight-fitting clothes" |
| ~ viselike | clamped as in a vise.; "a viselike grip" |
| ~ tense | taut or rigid; stretched tight.; "tense piano strings" |
| adj. | 2. taut, tight | pulled or drawn tight.; "taut sails"; "a tight drumhead"; "a tight rope" |
| ~ tense | taut or rigid; stretched tight.; "tense piano strings" |
| adj. | 3. tight | set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration.; "in tight formation"; "a tight blockade" |
| ~ invulnerable | immune to attack; impregnable.; "gunners raked the beach from invulnerable positions on the cliffs" |
| adj. | 4. compressed, tight | pressed tightly together.; "with lips compressed" |
| ~ shut, closed | used especially of mouth or eyes.; "he sat quietly with closed eyes"; "his eyes were shut against the sunlight" |
| adj. | 5. mean, mingy, miserly, tight | (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity.; "a mean person"; "he left a miserly tip" |
| ~ stingy, ungenerous | unwilling to spend.; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
| adj. | 6. tight | affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow.; "tight money"; "a tight market" |
| ~ economic science, economics, political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management. |
| ~ scarce | deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand.; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" |
| adj. | 7. tight | of such close construction as to be impermeable.; "a tight roof"; "warm in our tight little house" |
| ~ gas-tight, air-tight, airtight | not allowing air or gas to pass in or out. |
| ~ dripless | designed to prevent dripping.; "a dripless faucet"; "dripless candles" |
| ~ hermetic | completely sealed; completely airtight. |
| ~ leakproof | not subject to leaks. |
| ~ rainproof, waterproof, waterproofed | not permitting the passage of water. |
| ~ snug | well and tightly constructed.; "a snug house"; "a snug little sailboat" |
| ~ watertight | not allowing water to pass in or out. |
| ~ tight | closely constrained or constricted or constricting.; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest" |
| ~ impermeable | preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through.; "impermeable stone"; "an impermeable layer of scum"; "a coat impermeable to rain" |
| ~ seaworthy | fit for a sea voyage. |
| adj. | 8. close, tight | of textiles.; "a close weave"; "smooth percale with a very tight weave" |
| ~ fine | of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles.; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" |
| adj. | 9. tight | securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid.; "the bolts are tight" |
| ~ secure | not likely to fail or give way.; "the lock was secure"; "a secure foundation"; "a secure hold on her wrist" |
| adj. | 10. close, tight | (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched.; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game" |
| ~ equal | having the same quantity, value, or measure as another.; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" |
| adj. | 11. besotted, blind drunk, blotto, cockeyed, crocked, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet | very drunk. |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ drunk, inebriated, intoxicated | stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).; "a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors"; "helplessly inebriated" |
| adj. | 12. nasty, tight | exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent.; "a nasty problem"; "a good man to have on your side in a tight situation" |
| ~ difficult, hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure.; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
| adj. | 13. rigorous, stringent, tight | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.; "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent safety measures" |
| ~ demanding | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill.; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding" |
| adj. | 14. tight | packed closely together.; "they stood in a tight little group"; "hair in tight curls"; "the pub was packed tight" |
| ~ compact | closely and firmly united or packed together.; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers" |
| adv. | 15. fast, tight | firmly or closely.; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" |
| adv. | 16. close, closely, tight | in an attentive manner.; "he remained close on his guard" |
| press | | |
| n. (state) | 1. imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure | the state of demanding notice or attention.; "the insistence of their hunger"; "the press of business matters" |
| ~ urgency | the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity. |
| n. (communication) | 2. press, public press | the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines. |
| ~ free press | a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology. |
| ~ print media | a medium that disseminates printed matter. |
| ~ newspaper, paper | a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements.; "he read his newspaper at breakfast" |
| ~ mag, magazine | a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it.; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money" |
| ~ press corps | a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics.; "the White House press corps" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. press, printing press | a machine used for printing. |
| ~ bed | the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.. |
| ~ cylinder press, flatbed press | a printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| ~ rotary press | a printing press for printing from a revolving cylinder. |
| ~ standing press | a large printing press that exerts pressure vertically. |
| n. (group) | 4. crush, jam, press | a dense crowd of people. |
| ~ crowd | a large number of things or people considered together.; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" |
| ~ snarl-up, traffic jam | a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move. |
| n. (artifact) | 5. closet, press, wardrobe | a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes. |
| ~ armoire | a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons. |
| ~ clothes closet, clothespress | a closet where clothes are stored. |
| ~ coat closet | a closet for storing outerwear. |
| ~ article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy.; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" |
| n. (artifact) | 6. press | clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use. |
| ~ clamp, clinch | a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. mechanical press, press | any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids. |
| ~ cheese press | a press for shaping cheese curd. |
| ~ ciderpress | a press that is used to extract the juice from apples. |
| ~ garlic press | a press for extracting juice from garlic. |
| ~ hydraulic press | press in which a force applied by a piston to a small area is transmitted through water to another piston having a large area. |
| ~ machine | any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks. |
| ~ punch press | a power driven press used to shape metal parts. |
| ~ winepress | a press that is used to extract the juice from grapes. |
| n. (act) | 8. military press, press | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead. |
| ~ weightlift, weightlifting | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights. |
| n. (act) | 9. press, pressing, pressure | the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure.; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" |
| ~ push, pushing | the act of applying force in order to move something away.; "he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good exercise" |
| ~ impression | the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another.; "he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax" |
| ~ compressing, compression | applying pressure. |
| v. (contact) | 10. press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ squeeze | press firmly.; "He squeezed my hand" |
| ~ mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" |
| ~ cranch, craunch, grind, crunch | press or grind with a crushing noise. |
| ~ bear down, drag down, press down on, bear down on, weigh down | exert a force with a heavy weight.; "The snow bore down on the roof" |
| ~ knuckle | press or rub with the knuckles. |
| ~ push | press against forcefully without moving.; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength" |
| v. (communication) | 11. exhort, press, urge, urge on | force or impel in an indicated direction.; "I urged him to finish his studies" |
| ~ hurry, rush | urge to an unnatural speed.; "Don't rush me, please!" |
| ~ push, bear on | press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action.; "He pushed her to finish her doctorate" |
| ~ advocate, preach | speak, plead, or argue in favor of.; "The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house" |
| ~ advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| v. (stative) | 12. press, weigh | to be oppressive or burdensome.; "weigh heavily on the mind"; "Something pressed on his mind" |
| ~ matter, count, weigh | have weight; have import, carry weight.; "It does not matter much" |
| v. (contact) | 13. press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| ~ flatten out, flatten | become flat or flatter.; "The landscape flattened" |
| ~ iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| ~ calender | press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets.; "calender paper" |
| v. (motion) | 14. press | crowd closely.; "The crowds pressed along the street" |
| ~ mass | join together into a mass or collect or form a mass.; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" |
| v. (creation) | 15. press | create by pressing.; "Press little holes into the soft clay" |
| ~ create, make | make or cause to be or to become.; "make a mess in one's office"; "create a furor" |
| v. (stative) | 16. press | be urgent.; "This is a pressing problem" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (social) | 17. agitate, campaign, crusade, fight, press, push | 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.; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| v. (creation) | 18. press, press out | press from a plastic.; "press a record" |
| ~ mould, mold, cast | form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.; "cast a bronze sculpture" |
| v. (contact) | 19. press, push | make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby.; "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (contact) | 20. iron, iron out, press | press and smooth with a heated iron.; "press your shirts"; "she stood there ironing" |
| ~ heat, heat up | make hot or hotter.; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove" |
| ~ mangle | press with a mangle.; "mangle the sheets" |
| ~ press | place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure.; "pressed flowers" |
| v. (competition) | 21. press, weight-lift, weightlift | lift weights.; "This guy can press 300 pounds" |
| ~ exercise, work out | do physical exercise.; "She works out in the gym every day" |
| v. (communication) | 22. adjure, beseech, bid, conjure, entreat, press | ask for or request earnestly.; "The prophet bid all people to become good persons" |
| ~ plead | appeal or request earnestly.; "I pleaded with him to stop" |
| squeeze | | |
| n. (act) | 1. squeeze, squeezing | the act of gripping and pressing firmly.; "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze" |
| ~ compressing, compression | applying pressure. |
| ~ tweak, pinch | a squeeze with the fingers. |
| ~ expression | the act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing.; "the expression of milk from her breast" |
| ~ expulsion, extrusion | squeezing out by applying pressure.; "an unexpected extrusion of toothpaste from the bottom of the tube"; "the expulsion of pus from the pimple" |
| n. (state) | 2. credit crunch, liquidity crisis, squeeze | a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high. |
| ~ financial condition | the condition of (corporate or personal) finances. |
| n. (possession) | 3. squeeze | a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer.; "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits" |
| ~ red ink, red, loss | the amount by which the cost of a business exceeds its revenue.; "the company operated at a loss last year"; "the company operated in the red last year" |
| n. (person) | 4. squeeze | (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend.; "she was his main squeeze" |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| ~ lover | a person who loves someone or is loved by someone. |
| n. (event) | 5. squeeze, wring | a twisting squeeze.; "gave the wet cloth a wring" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (act) | 6. power play, squeeze, squeeze play | an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power.; "she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 7. clinch, hug, squeeze | a tight or amorous embrace.; "come here and give me a big hug" |
| ~ embrace, embracement, embracing | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection). |
| n. (act) | 8. squeeze | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space.; "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" |
| ~ constriction | the action or process of compressing. |
| v. (contact) | 9. crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch | to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition.; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon" |
| ~ wring | twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid.; "wring the towels" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| ~ stamp | crush or grind with a heavy instrument.; "stamp fruit extract the juice" |
| ~ steamroller | crush with a steamroller as if to level.; "steamroller the road" |
| ~ tread | crush as if by treading on.; "tread grapes to make wine" |
| ~ telescope | crush together or collapse.; "In the accident, the cars telescoped"; "my hiking sticks telescope and can be put into the backpack" |
| v. (contact) | 10. squeeze | press firmly.; "He squeezed my hand" |
| ~ clench | squeeze together tightly.; "clench one's jaw" |
| ~ press | exert pressure or force to or upon.; "He pressed down on the boards"; "press your thumb on this spot" |
| v. (contact) | 11. force, squeeze, wedge | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.; "I squeezed myself into the corner" |
| ~ impact | press or wedge together; pack together. |
| ~ compress, pack together, compact | make more compact by or as if by pressing.; "compress the data" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| v. (social) | 12. coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :.; "She forced him to take a job in the city"; "He squeezed her for information" |
| ~ act, move | perform an action, or work out or perform (an action).; "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" |
| ~ turn up the heat, turn up the pressure | apply great or increased pressure.; "The Democrats turned up the heat on their candidate to concede the election" |
| ~ drive | to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly.; "She is driven by her passion" |
| ~ bludgeon | overcome or coerce as if by using a heavy club.; "The teacher bludgeoned the students into learning the math formulas" |
| ~ steamroll, steamroller | bring to a specified state by overwhelming force or pressure.; "The Senator steamrollered the bill to defeat" |
| ~ squeeze for | squeeze someone for money, information, etc.. |
| ~ dragoon, railroad, sandbag | compel by coercion, threats, or crude means.; "They sandbagged him to make dinner for everyone" |
| ~ terrorise, terrorize | coerce by violence or with threats. |
| ~ compel, obligate, oblige | force somebody to do something.; "We compel all students to fill out this form" |
| ~ bring oneself | cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative.; "He could not bring himself to call his parents" |
| v. (possession) | 13. extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring | obtain by coercion or intimidation.; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" |
| ~ fleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, hook, rob, soak, surcharge, pluck | rip off; ask an unreasonable price. |
| ~ bleed | get or extort (money or other possessions) from someone.; "They bled me dry--I have nothing left!" |
| v. (motion) | 14. shove, squeeze, stuff, thrust | press or force.; "Stuff money into an envelope"; "She thrust the letter into his hand" |
| ~ push, force | move with force,.; "He pushed the table into a corner" |
| v. (contact) | 15. nip, pinch, squeeze, tweet, twinge, twitch | squeeze tightly between the fingers.; "He pinched her behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" |
| ~ grip | hold fast or firmly.; "He gripped the steering wheel" |
| ~ goose | pinch in the buttocks.; "he goosed the unsuspecting girl" |
| ~ tweak | pinch or squeeze sharply. |
| v. (contact) | 16. bosom, embrace, hug, squeeze | squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness.; "Hug me, please"; "They embraced"; "He hugged her close to him" |
| ~ clasp | hold firmly and tightly. |
| ~ clinch | embrace amorously. |
| ~ cuddle | hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth.; "I cuddled the baby" |
| ~ interlock, lock | become engaged or intermeshed with one another.; "They were locked in embrace" |
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