The difference between Compress and Squeeze

When used as nouns, compress means a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury, whereas squeeze means a close or tight fit.

When used as verbs, compress means to make smaller, whereas squeeze means to apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

check bellow for the other definitions of Compress and Squeeze

  1. Compress as a verb (transitive):

    To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

    Examples:

    "The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement."

  2. Compress as a verb (intransitive):

    To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.

    Examples:

    "Our new model compresses easily, ideal for storage and travel"

  3. Compress as a verb (transitive):

    To condense into a more economic, easier format.

    Examples:

    "This chart compresses the entire audit report into a few lines on a single diagram."

  4. Compress as a verb (transitive):

    To abridge.

    Examples:

    "If you try to compress the entire book into a three-sentence summary, you will lose a lot of information."

  5. Compress as a verb (technology, transitive):

    To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.

  6. Compress as a verb (obsolete):

    To embrace sexually.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Alexander Pope"

  1. Compress as a noun:

    A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

    Examples:

    "He held a cold compress over the sprain."

  2. Compress as a noun:

    A machine for compressing

  1. Squeeze as a verb (transitive):

    To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.

    Examples:

    "I squeezed the ball between my hands."

    "Please don't squeeze the toothpaste tube in the middle."

  2. Squeeze as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To fit into a tight place.

    Examples:

    "I managed to squeeze the car into that parking space."

    "Can you squeeze through that gap?"

  3. Squeeze as a verb (transitive):

    To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.

    Examples:

    "He squeezed some money out of his wallet."

  4. Squeeze as a verb (transitive):

    To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.

    Examples:

    "I'm being squeezed between my job and my volunteer work."

  5. Squeeze as a verb (transitive, figurative):

    To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.

  6. Squeeze as a verb (transitive, baseball):

    To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.

    Examples:

    "Jones squeezed in Smith with a perfect bunt."

  1. Squeeze as a noun:

    A close or tight fit.

  2. Squeeze as a noun (figuratively):

    A difficult position.

    Examples:

    "I'm in a tight squeeze right now when it comes to my free time."

  3. Squeeze as a noun:

    A hug or other affectionate grasp.

    Examples:

    "a gentle squeeze on the arm"

  4. Squeeze as a noun (slang):

    A romantic partner.

    Examples:

    "I want to be your main squeeze."

  5. Squeeze as a noun (slang):

    An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the result with fruit juice.

  6. Squeeze as a noun (baseball):

    The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.

    Examples:

    "The game ended in exciting fashion with a failed squeeze."

  7. Squeeze as a noun (card games):

    A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.

  8. Squeeze as a noun (caving):

    A traversal of a narrow passage.

    Examples:

    "It was a tight squeeze, but I got through to the next section of the [[cave]]."

  9. Squeeze as a noun (epigraphy):

    An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling off when dry.

    Examples:

    "The light not being good enough for photography, I took a squeeze of the stone."

  10. Squeeze as a noun (mining):

    The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.

  11. Squeeze as a noun (dated):

    A bribe or fee paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe or fee.

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