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| 1. | [ adjective ] closely and firmly united or packed together | |
| Examples: | "compact soil" "compact clusters of flowers" |
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| Related terms: | loose close-packed close-packed impacted clayey packed consolidated tight serried concentrated | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse | |
| Synonyms: | powder_compact | |
| Related terms: | case | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] closely crowded together | |
| Synonyms: | thick dense | |
| Examples: | "a compact shopping center" "a dense population" "thick crowds" |
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| Related terms: | concentrated | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] briefly giving the gist of something | |
| Synonyms: | succinct summary compendious | |
| Examples: | "a short and compendious book" "a compact style is brief and pithy" "succinct comparisons" "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject" |
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| Related terms: | concise | |
| 5. | [ verb ] make more compact by or as if by pressing | |
| Synonyms: | compress pack_together | |
| Examples: | "compress the data" |
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| Related terms: | wedge tamp_down compression compression press | |
| 6. | [ verb ] squeeze or press together | |
| Synonyms: | compress press contract constrict squeeze | |
| Examples: | "she compressed her lips" "the spasm contracted the muscle" |
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| Related terms: | tighten choke choke choke prim convulse strangulate convulse astringe bear_down press contractile_organ compression contracture constriction compressor compression | |
| 7. | [ verb ] compress into a wad | |
| Synonyms: | pack wad bundle | |
| Examples: | "wad paper into the box" |
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| Related terms: | arrange puddle bundle_off packing_material crush | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (law,writing) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action | |
| Synonyms: | concordat covenant | |
| Related terms: | written_agreement lateran_treaty covenant | |
| 9. | [ adjective ] heavy and compact in form or stature | |
| Synonyms: | stocky thickset thick heavyset | |
| Examples: | "a wrestler of compact build" "he was tall and heavyset" "stocky legs" "a thick middle-aged man" "a thickset young man" |
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| Related terms: | fat | |
| 10. | [ verb ] have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily | |
| Synonyms: | pack | |
| Examples: | "This powder compacts easily" "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" |
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| Related terms: | be pack | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (transportation) a small and economical car | |
| Synonyms: | compact_car | |
| Related terms: | car | |
| Similar spelling: |
compactly compaction compost compass convict convect confect |
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