comprimere

Definitions of comprimere
  1. verb
    squeeze or press together
    synonyms: premere, pressare, schiacciare
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    types:
    soffocare
    constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    imbavagliare
    be too tight; rub or press
  2. verb
    make more compact by or as if by pressing
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    type of:
    incuneare
    squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
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