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title: compress — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «compress» in the school dictionary: To compress something is to press or squeeze it so it takes up less space. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# compress

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**Who acts:** it, compress, you, Dad, spring, We · **What happens:** compress, be, squeeze, take up, send, store · **To what, where:** something, it, space, file, words, story · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«compress» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [compress in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/compress.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To compress something is to press or squeeze it so it takes up less space.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:m1:1
# text = To compress something is to press or squeeze it so it takes up less space.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compress	compress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	press	press	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	squeeze	squeeze	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
15	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | press *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **squeeze** | infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **take up** | present | it | space |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To compress a file is to make it smaller so it is quicker to send or store.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:m2:1
# text = To compress a file is to make it smaller so it is quicker to send or store.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compress	compress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	file	file	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	xcomp	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	quicker	quick	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	store	store	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | to-infinitive |  | a file |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent file=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make, small *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **send** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **store** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To compress words or time is to make them shorter: «compress the story into one page».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:m3:1
# text = To compress words or time is to make them shorter: «compress the story into one page».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compress	compress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	compress	compress	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | to-infinitive |  | words or time |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make, short *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **compress** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the story |  |  |  | into one page *result* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent story=Patient into page=Result |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A compress is a pad of cloth, often cold or warm and wet, pressed on the body to ease pain or swelling.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:m4:1
# text = A compress is a pad of cloth, often cold or warm and wet, pressed on the body to ease pain or swelling.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	compress	compress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pad	pad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	ease	ease	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
22	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	swelling	swelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a compress | a pad |  |  |  | of cloth | tree rules |
| 2 | **press** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | on the body | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent on body=Theme |
| 3 | **ease** | to-infinitive |  | pain or swelling |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pain=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When you squash a sponge, you compress it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:x1:1
# text = When you squash a sponge, you compress it.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squash	squash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	compress	compress	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squash** | present | you | a sponge |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sponge=Patient |
| 2 | **compress** | present | you | sponge |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The air in a bicycle pump is compressed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:x2:1
# text = The air in a bicycle pump is compressed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bicycle	bicycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pump	pump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | present · passive |  | the air in a bicycle pump |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad compressed the photos so he could email them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:x3:1
# text = Dad compressed the photos so he could email them.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	compressed	compress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	email	email	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | past | Dad | the photos |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent photo=Patient |
| 2 | **email** | could | Dad | photos *= photo* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put a cold compress on the bruise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:x4:1
# text = Put a cold compress on the bruise.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	compress	compress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bruise	bruise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a cold compress |  | the bruise |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent compress=Theme on bruise=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The spring compresses when you press it and springs back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:x5:1
# text = The spring compresses when you press it and springs back.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	compresses	compress	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	press	press	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	springs	spring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | present | the spring |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **press** | present | you | it |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **spring back** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gases can be compressed much more than liquids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:x6:1
# text = Gases can be compressed much more than liquids.
1	Gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	compressed	compress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	liquids	liquid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compress** | can · passive |  | Gases |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had to compress our story into 100 words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:compress:x7:1
# text = We had to compress our story into 100 words.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	compress	compress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **compress** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | our story |  |  |  | into 100 words *result* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent story=Patient into word=Result |

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