compress vs astringe

compress is a noun but astringe is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compress	Yes	No	Yes	No
astringe	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, astringe is a hyponym of compress; that is, astringe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compress:

Other hyponyms of compress include choke, strangle, prim, strangulate, convulse, convulse, bear down, overbear, choke, fret, gag, choke, scrag.

compress (noun)	astringe (noun)
a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

compress (verb)	astringe (verb)
squeeze or press together	become constricted or compressed
make more compact by or as if by pressing	constrict or bind or draw together