COMPACT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a small cosmetics case with a mirror
   • to be carried in a woman’’s purse
   Synonym(s)
   • powder compact (what does powder compact mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) compact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • case (what does case mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a small and economical car
   Synonym(s)
   • compact car (what does compact car mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) compact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • car (what does car mean?)
   • auto (what does auto mean?)
   • automobile (what does automobile mean?)
   • machine (what does machine mean?)
   • motorcar (what does motorcar mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
   Synonym(s)
   • concordat (what does concordat mean?)
   • covenant (what does covenant mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) compact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • written agreement (what does written agreement mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Lateran Treaty (what does Lateran Treaty mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • covenant (what does covenant mean?)

COMPACT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • squeeze or press together
   Synonym(s)
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • constrict (what does constrict mean?)
   • contract (what does contract mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she compressed her lips
   • the spasm contracted the muscle
   Hypernyms(s) compact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • tighten (what does tighten mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • strangle (what does strangle mean?)
   • prim (what does prim mean?)
   • astringe (what does astringe mean?)
   • strangulate (what does strangulate mean?)
   • convulse (what does convulse mean?)
   • convulse (what does convulse mean?)
   • bear down (what does bear down mean?)
   • overbear (what does overbear mean?)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • gag (what does gag mean?)
   • fret (what does fret mean?)
   • choke (what does choke mean?)
   • scrag (what does scrag mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   • pressure (what does pressure mean?)
   • pressing (what does pressing mean?)
   • press (what does press mean?)
   • pressure (what does pressure mean?)
   • pressing (what does pressing mean?)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • muscular contraction (what does muscular contraction mean?)
   • muscle contraction (what does muscle contraction mean?)
   • contracture (what does contracture mean?)
   • contractile organ (what does contractile organ mean?)
   • contractor (what does contractor mean?)
   • constriction (what does constriction mean?)
   • constrictor (what does constrictor mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • condensation (what does condensation mean?)
   • contraction (what does contraction mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • compressing (what does compressing mean?)
   • compressor (what does compressor mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • compressing (what does compressing mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make more compact by or as if by pressing
   Synonym(s)
   • compress (what does compress mean?)
   • pack together (what does pack together mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • compress the data
   Hypernyms(s) compact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • wedge (what does wedge mean?)
   • squeeze (what does squeeze mean?)
   • force (what does force mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • decompress (what does decompress mean?)
   • uncompress (what does uncompress mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tamp down (what does tamp down mean?)
   • tamp (what does tamp mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • crush (what does crush mean?)
   • crunch (what does crunch mean?)
   • compaction (what does compaction mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • compressing (what does compressing mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • press (what does press mean?)
3. Meaning
   • compress into a wad
   Synonym(s)
   • bundle (what does bundle mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • wad paper into the box
   Hypernyms(s) compact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • arrange (what does arrange mean?)
   • set up (what does set up mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • puddle (what does puddle mean?)
   See Also
   • bundle off (what does bundle off mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • crush (what does crush mean?)
   • crunch (what does crunch mean?)
   • compaction (what does compaction mean?)
   • chew (what does chew mean?)
   • chaw (what does chaw mean?)
   • cud (what does cud mean?)
   • quid (what does quid mean?)
   • plug (what does plug mean?)
   • wad (what does wad mean?)
   • packing material (what does packing material mean?)
   • packing (what does packing mean?)
   • wadding (what does wadding mean?)
4. Meaning
   • have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily
   Synonym(s)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • This powder compacts easily
   • Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
   Hypernyms(s) compact is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compaction (what does compaction mean?)
   • compression (what does compression mean?)
   • concretion (what does concretion mean?)
   • densification (what does densification mean?)

COMPACT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • closely and firmly united or packed together
   Usage Example(s)
   • compact soil
   • compact clusters of flowers
   Antonym(s)
   • loose (what does loose mean?)
   Similar To
   • clayey (what does clayey mean?)
   • cloggy (what does cloggy mean?)
   • heavy (what does heavy mean?)
   • close-packed (what does close-packed mean?)
   • impacted (what does impacted mean?)
   • wedged (what does wedged mean?)
   • serried (what does serried mean?)
   • consolidated (what does consolidated mean?)
   • packed (what does packed mean?)
   • tight (what does tight mean?)
   See Also
   • concentrated (what does concentrated mean?)
2. Meaning
   • closely crowded together
   Synonym(s)
   • dense (what does dense mean?)
   • thick (what does thick mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a compact shopping center
   • a dense population
   • thick crowds
   Similar To
   • concentrated (what does concentrated mean?)
3. Meaning
   • briefly giving the gist of something
   Synonym(s)
   • compendious (what does compendious mean?)
   • succinct (what does succinct mean?)
   • summary (what does summary mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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 (what does concise mean?)
4. Meaning
   • heavy and compact in form or stature
   Synonym(s)
   • heavyset (what does heavyset mean?)
   • stocky (what does stocky mean?)
   • thick (what does thick mean?)
   • thickset (what does thickset mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a wrestler of compact build
   • he was tall and heavyset
   • stocky legs
   • a thick middle-aged man
   • a thickset young man
   Similar To
   • fat (what does fat mean?)