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  1. imp. & p. p. of Compress
  2. a. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.
  3. a. Flattened lengthwise.
  4. adj. pressed tightly together
  5. adj. reduced in volume by pressure
  6. adj. flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
  7. 1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure. 2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise. Compessed air engine, an engine operated by the elastic force of compressed air.
  8. Flattened lengthwise. Compessed air engine, an engine operatedby the elastic force of compressed air.
  9. j:100 s. pressed tightly together s. reduced in volume by pressure s. flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)