Compress vs. Squeeze

Compressverb

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

Compressverb

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

Compressverb

(transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.

Compressverb

(transitive) To abridge.

Compressverb

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

Compressverb

(obsolete) To embrace sexually.

Compressnoun

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.

Compressnoun

A machine for compressing

Compressverb

To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact; to condense; as, to compress air or water.

Compressverb

To embrace sexually.

Compressverb

to reduce the space required for storage (of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a smaller number of bits while preserving the information content. The compressed data is usually decompressed to recover the initial data format before subsequent use.

Compressnoun

A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a bandage, to make due pressure on any part.

Compressnoun

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

Compressverb

make more compact by or as if by pressing;

Compressverb

squeeze or press together;

Compress

compress is a Unix shell compression program based on the LZW compression algorithm. Compared to more modern compression utilities such as gzip and bzip2, compress performs faster and with less memory usage, at the cost of a significantly lower compression ratio.

Squeezeverb

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

Squeezeverb

(transitive) To embrace closely; to give a tight hug to.

Squeezeverb

(ambitransitive) To fit into a tight place.

Squeezeverb

(transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.

Squeezeverb

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

Squeezeverb

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

Squeezeverb

To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.

Squeezeverb

To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship.

Squeezeverb

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

Squeezeverb

To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.

Squeezeverb

To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to crowd; - often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard to get through a crowd.

Squeezenoun

The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies; pressure.

Squeezenoun

A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as pulp, from an inscription on stone.

Squeezenoun

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

Squeezenoun

Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift, concession, or the like; exaction; extortion; as, to put the squeeze on someone.

Squeezenoun

the act of gripping and pressing firmly;

Squeezenoun

a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

Squeezenoun

a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer;

Squeezenoun

(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend;

Squeezenoun

a twisting squeeze;

Squeezenoun

an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

Squeezenoun

a tight or amorous embrace;

Squeezenoun

the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space;

Squeezeverb

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;

Squeezeverb

press firmly;

Squeezeverb

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space;

Squeezeverb

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

Squeezeverb

obtain by coercion or intimidation;

Squeezeverb

press or force;

Squeezeverb

squeeze tightly between the fingers;

Squeezeverb

hug, usually with fondness;

Squeezeverb

squeeze or press together;