compress vs strangle

compress is a noun but strangle is not a noun.

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

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

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

compress (noun)	strangle (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)	strangle (verb)
squeeze or press together	constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
make more compact by or as if by pressing	struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
	prevent the progress or free movement of
	die from strangulation
	kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
	suppress in order to conceal or hide