1. (noun) compact, powder compact
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
2. (noun) covenant, compact, concordat
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
3. (adj) compact, compact car
a small and economical car
4. (adj) compact
closely and firmly united or packed together
"compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
5. (adj) compact, heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
having a short and solid form or stature
"a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
6. (verb) compendious, compact, succinct, summary
briefly giving the gist of something
"a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
7. (verb) compact, pack
have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
"This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
8. (verb) pack, bundle, wad, compact
compress into a wad
"wad paper into the box"
9. (verb) compress, compact, pack together
make more compact by or as if by pressing
"compress the data"
10. (verb) compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
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Definition of 'compact' 
