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Meaning of compact in English
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Verb
compact
Definitions
1.
have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily
Examples
« This powder compacts easily »
« Such odd-shaped items do not pack well »
2.
compress into a wad
Examples
« wad paper into the box »
3.
make more compact by or as if by pressing
Examples
« compress the data »
Antonyms
decompress
uncompress
4.
squeeze or press together
Examples
« she compressed her lips »
« the spasm contracted the muscle »
Classifying Adjective
compact
Definitions
1.
closely crowded together
Examples
« a compact shopping center »
« a dense population »
« thick crowds »
Synonyms
concentrated
2.
heavy and compact in form or stature
Examples
« a wrestler of compact build »
« he was tall and heavyset »
« stocky legs »
« a thick middle-aged man »
« a thickset young man »
Synonyms
fat
3.
briefly giving the gist of something
Examples
« a short and compendious book »
« a compact style is brief and pithy »
« succinct comparisons »
« a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject »
Synonyms
concise
Noun
compact
Etymology
late 16th century: from Latin compactum, past participle of compacisci, from com-‘with’ + pacisci‘make a covenant’. Compare with pact
Definitions
1.
a small cosmetics case with a mirror
Examples
« to be carried in a woman's purse »
2.
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
3.
a small and economical car
Qualitative Adjective
compact
Etymology
late Middle English: from Latin compact-‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com-‘together’ + pangere‘fasten’
Definitions
1.
closely and firmly united or packed together
Examples
« compact soil »
« compact clusters of flowers »
Synonyms
clayey
cloggy
heavy
close-packed
impacted
wedged
serried
consolidated
packed
tight
Antonyms
loose
See also
concentrated