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Compress Informally Crossword Clue

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noun

• A beaten or pulverized mass.

• An act of crushing or squeezing.

verb

• To mash; or push; especially to push down or in; compress

• To engage in intimate contact, especially sexual relations.

26%4 A bundle or load carried on the back of a donkey, for example; a hot or cold compress for an injury; or, a quantity of food in a wrapper
noun

• a large indefinite quantity

• a complete collection of similar things

• a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)

• an association of criminals

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

• a group of hunting animals

• a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

• a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect

• a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

verb

• arrange in a container

• fill to capacity

• compress into a wad

• carry, as on one's back

• set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome

• have with oneself; have on one's person

• press tightly together or cram

• hike with a backpack

• press down tightly

• seal with packing

• have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

• load with a pack

• treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood

26%7Compress
noun

• a crunching noise

verb

• make a noise typical of an engine lacking lubricants

• sit on one's heels

• make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

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New York Times06 Jan 2002 Down 7
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