compact

Adjective
  1. Closely and firmly united or packed together (synset 300504092)
    "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
    also: concentrated - gathered together or made less diffuse
    similar to:
  2. Having a short and solid form or stature (synset 302395981)
    "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
    similar to: little, short - low in stature; not tall
    same as: heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
  3. Briefly giving the gist of something (synset 300549537)
    "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
    similar to: concise - expressing much in few words
    same as: compendious, succinct, summary
Noun
  1. A small cosmetics case with a mirror;
    To be carried in a woman's purse (synset 103082999)
    is a type of: case - a portable container for carrying several objects
    same as: powder compact
  2. A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action (synset 106785061)
    is a type of: written agreement - a legal document summarizing the agreement between parties
    specific instances: lateran treaty - the agreement signed in the Lateran Palace in 1929 by Italy and the Holy See which recognized the Vatican City as a sovereign and independent papal state
    same as: concordat, covenant
  3. A small and economical car (synset 103083140)
    is a type of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
    same as: compact car
Verb
  1. Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily (synset 201486664)
    "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    same as: pack
    verb group: bundle, compact, pack, wad - compress into a wad
  2. Compress into a wad (synset 201486416)
    "wad paper into the box"
    is a type of: arrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order
    subtypes: puddle - work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
    same as: bundle, pack, wad
    verb group: compact, pack - have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
  3. Make more compact by or as if by pressing (synset 201391983)
    "compress the data"
    entail: press - exert pressure or force to or upon
    is a type of: force, squeeze, wedge - squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
    subtypes: pack, tamp, tamp down - press down tightly
    same as: compress, pack together
  4. Squeeze or press together (synset 201390440)
    "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
    is a type of: tighten - become tight or tighter
    subtypes:
    • choke, strangle - constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
    • prim - contract one's lips
    • astringe - constrict or bind or draw together
    • strangulate - constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air
    • convulse - contract involuntarily, as in a spasm
    • convulse - cause to contract
    • bear down, overbear - contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
    • choke, fret, gag - be too tight; rub or press
    • choke, scrag - wring the neck of
    same as: compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze

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