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"compress" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often squeeze (7 letters).
Definitions
squeeze or press together
Word origin
From Middle English compressen, from Old French compresser, from Late Latin compressare (“to press hard/together”), from Latin compressus, the past participle of comprimō (“to compress”), itself from com- (“together”) + premō (“press”).
Used in a sentence
“The force required to compress a spring varies linearly with the displacement.”
“events of centuries […] compressed within the compass of a single life”
“The same strength of expression, though more compressed, runs through his historical harangues.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Squeeze together”8 letters
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