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Clutch vs Compress - What's the difference?

clutch | compress | Related terms |

Clutch is a related term of compress.


As verbs the difference between clutch and compress

is that clutch is to seize, as though with claws while compress is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

As nouns the difference between clutch and compress

is that clutch is the claw of a predatory animal or bird or clutch can be a brood of chickens or a sitting of eggs while compress is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

As an adjective clutch

is (us) performing or tending to perform well in difficult, high-pressure situations.

Thicken vs Compress - What's the difference?

thicken | compress | Related terms |

Thicken is a related term of compress.


In lang=en terms the difference between thicken and compress

is that thicken is to make more frequent while compress is to abridge.

As verbs the difference between thicken and compress

is that thicken is to make thicker (in the sense of wider) while compress is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

As a noun compress is

a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

Compress vs Curtail - What's the difference?

compress | curtail | Synonyms |

Compress is a synonym of curtail.


In lang=en terms the difference between compress and curtail

is that compress is to abridge while curtail is to shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate.

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between compress and curtail

is that compress is (obsolete) to embrace sexually while curtail is (obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal.

As verbs the difference between compress and curtail

is that compress is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume while curtail is (obsolete) to cut short the tail of an animal.

As nouns the difference between compress and curtail

is that compress is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury while curtail is (architecture) a scroll termination, as of a step, etc.

Compress vs Pulverise - What's the difference?

compress | pulverise | Related terms |

Compress is a related term of pulverise.


As verbs the difference between compress and pulverise

is that compress is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume while pulverise is .

As a noun compress

is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

Compress vs Granulate - What's the difference?

compress | granulate | Related terms |

Compress is a related term of granulate.


As nouns the difference between compress and granulate

is that compress is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury while granulate is .

As a verb compress

is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

Tweak vs Compress - What's the difference?

tweak | compress | Related terms |

Tweak is a related term of compress.


In lang=en terms the difference between tweak and compress

is that tweak is to twit or tease while compress is to abridge.

As nouns the difference between tweak and compress

is that tweak is a sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch while compress is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

As verbs the difference between tweak and compress

is that tweak is to pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch while compress is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

Mass vs Compress - What's the difference?

mass | compress | Related terms |

Mass is a related term of compress.


As nouns the difference between mass and compress

is that mass is march while compress is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

As a verb compress is

to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

Choke vs Compress - What's the difference?

choke | compress | Related terms |

Choke is a related term of compress.


In lang=en terms the difference between choke and compress

is that choke is to perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning while compress is to abridge.

As verbs the difference between choke and compress

is that choke is to be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way while compress is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

As nouns the difference between choke and compress

is that choke is a control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold while compress is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

Grasp vs Compress - What's the difference?

grasp | compress | Related terms |

Grasp is a related term of compress.


As an acronym grasp

is (software|object-oriented design).

As a verb compress is

to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.

As a noun compress is

a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

Compress vs Reduce - What's the difference?

compress | reduce | Synonyms |

Compress is a synonym of reduce.


In lang=en terms the difference between compress and reduce

is that compress is to abridge while reduce is to bring to an inferior state or condition.

As verbs the difference between compress and reduce

is that compress is to make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume while reduce is to bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower, to impair.

As a noun compress

is a multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc, used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

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