Synset:compact compress contract press squeeze
Examples:
- she compressed her lips
- the spasm contracted the muscle
Derivationally Related Form:compressorcompressioncontractorpresspressingcompressiblecompressingconstrictorconstrictioncontracturecontraction
Hypernyms:tighten
Inherited Hypernyms:compresstightenchange
Direct Hyponyms:astringebear downchokeconvulsefretgagoverbearprimscragstranglestrangulate
Full Troponyms:astringebear downchokeconvulseprimstrangulate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something