compress vs force

force vs compress

compress and force both are nouns.

compress and force both are verbs.

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

As verbs, force is a hypernym of compress; that is, force is a word with a broader meaning than compress:

compress: make more compact by or as if by pressing
force: squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

Other hypernyms of compress include squeeze, wedge.

compress (noun)	force (noun)
a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)	a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base
	an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
	physical energy or intensity
	a powerful effect or influence
	(of a law) having legal validity
	group of people willing to obey orders
	a unit that is part of some military service
	a group of people having the power of effective action
	one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
	(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

compress (verb)	force (verb)
squeeze or press together	impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
make more compact by or as if by pressing	squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
	force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
	take by force
	do forcibly; exert force
	urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
	move with force
	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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