Synonyms of the word

compressing

• v. present participle of compress.

compression

• n. An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
• n. (automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
• n. (computing) The process by which data is compressed.
• n. (music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
• n. (astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.

press

• n. (countable) A device used to apply pressure to an item.
• n. (countable) A printing machine.
• n. (uncountable) A collective term for the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
• n. (countable) A publisher.
• n. (countable, especially in Ireland and Scotland) An enclosed storage space (e.g. closet, cupboard).
• n. (countable, weightlifting) An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the…
• n. (countable, wagering) An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager…
• n. (countable) Pure, unfermented grape juice.
• n. A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
• n. (obsolete) A crowd.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) to exert weight or force against, to act upon with with force or weight.
• v. (transitive) to compress, squeeze.
• v. (transitive) to clasp, hold in an embrace; to hug.
• v. (transitive) to reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
• v. (transitive, sewing) To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding,…
• v. (transitive) to drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) to weigh upon, oppress, trouble.
• v. (transitive) to force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly, impel.
• v. To try to force (something upon someone); to urge or inculcate.
• v. (transitive) to hasten, urge onward.
• v. (transitive) to urge, beseech, entreat.
• v. (transitive) to lay stress upon, emphasize.
• v. (transitive, intransitive) to throng, crowd.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) to print.
• v. To force into service, particularly into naval service.

pressing

• adj. Needing urgent attention.
• adj. Insistent, earnest, or persistent.
• n. The application of pressure by a press or other means.
• n. A metal or plastic part made with a press.
• n. The process of improving the appearance of clothing by improving creases and removing wrinkles with a…
• n. A memento preserved by pressing, folding, or drying between the leaves of a flat container, book, or folio…
• n. The extraction of juice from fruit using a press.
• n. A phonograph record; a number of records pressed at the same time.
• n. Urgent insistence.
• v. present participle of press.

pressure

• n. A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
• n. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
• n. Distress.
• n. Urgency.
• n. (obsolete) Impression; stamp; character impressed.
• n. (physics) The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area.
• v. (transitive) To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.