Meaning of "compress"

compress •

v.
• • 1. to flatten by pressure: magpikpik, pumikpik, pikpikin, pisa, pinisa
  • 2. to make shorter or briefer, as a story or novel: magpaikli, paikliin
  • 3. to make compact (e.g. contents of a basket, etc.): magsiksik, sumiksik, masiksik, siksikin
  • 4. to compress by squeezing: magpiga, pumiga, pigain

n.
• • a pad of wet cloth applied to the body in sickness: pomento, pamento

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v.
• • 1. to break into pieces by pounding, grinding or pressing: magdurog, dumurog, durugin,
  • 2. to squeeze with fingers or hand so as to break or bruise: lumamukos, malamukos, lamukusin, lumamukot, malamukot, lamukutin
  • 3. to wrinkle or crumple: makusot, kusutin, malamukot, lamukutin
  • 4. to compress or flatten by pressure: pumisa, mapisa, pisain
  • 5. to subdue or conquer: lumupig, malupig, lupigin
  • 6. to be smashed into pieces: maluray, magkaluray-luray, lurayin
  • 7. to be squeezed (e.g. in a crowd): maipit
  • 8. to push, to cram, squeeze: magsiksikan

n.
• • a mass of people

v.
• • pumisa', magpisa', pisain (-um-, mag-:-in) to crush, to compress, to hatch. Pinisa ng bata ang mga itlog. The child crushed the eggs.