compressing (verb)

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• strangle — verb (strangled; strangling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter more at strain Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to choke to death by compressing… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wring — verb (wrung; wringing) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wringan; akin to Old High German ringan to struggle, Lithuanian rengtis to bend down, Old English wyrgan to strangle more at worry Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• pack together — verb make more compact by or as if by pressing compress the data • Syn: ↑compress, ↑compact • Ant: ↑decompress (for: ↑compress) • Derivationall …   Useful english dictionary

• supercharge — verb a) to increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the crankshaft. b) to make faster, more powerful …   Wiktionary

• turbocharge — verb a) to increase the power of an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle) by compressing the inlet air with power extracted from the exhaust air. b) to make faster, more powerful. See Also …   Wiktionary

• crush — verb 1》 deform, pulverize, or push inwards by compressing forcefully. 2》 violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion). 3》 make (someone) feel great disappointment or embarrassment. noun 1》 a crowd of people pressed closely together. 2》 informal… …   English new terms dictionary

• compress — verb (t) /kəmˈprɛs / (say kuhm pres) 1. to press together; force into less space. 2. Computers to encode (data) into a form that uses less storage. –noun /ˈkɒmprɛs / (say kompres) 3. Medicine a soft pad of lint, linen, or the like, held in place… …  

• Glossary of cue sports terms — The following is a glossary of traditional English language terms used in the three overarching cue sports disciplines: carom (or carambole) billiards referring to the various carom games played on a billiard table without pockets; pool (pocket… …   Wikipedia

• smack — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smæc; akin to Old High German smac taste and probably to Lithuanian smaguris sweet tooth Date: before 12th century 1. characteristic taste or flavor; also a perceptible taste or tincture 2. a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• strip — I. /strɪp / (say strip) verb (stripped or, Rare, stript, stripping) –verb (t) 1. to deprive of covering: to strip a fruit of its rind. 2. to deprive of clothing; make bare or naked. 3. to deprive or divest: to strip a tree of its fruit. 4. to… …  

• choke — I. verb (choked; choking) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of achoken, from Old English ācēocian, from ā , perfective prefix + cēoce, cēace jaw, cheek more at abide, cheek Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to check or block normal… …   New Collegiate Dictionary