1. Closely and firmly united or packed together
   "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
    
2. Having a short and solid form or stature
   "a wrestler of compact build";
   - heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
    
3. Briefly giving the gist of something
   "a compact style is brief and pithy";
   - compendious, succinct, summary

1. A formal agreement between two or more parties to perform or not perform some action
   "The compact between the government and the church outlined their respective spheres of influence";
   - covenant, concordat
    
2. A small and economical car
   "They chose a compact car for better fuel efficiency and easier parking in the city";
   - compact car
    
3. A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
   "She quickly touched up her makeup using the powder compact from her handbag";
   - powder compact

1. Bring together or compress
   "They compacted the soil before laying the foundation";
   - compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, press
    
2. Make more compact by or as if by pressing
   "compact the data";
   - compress, pack together
    
3. Compress into a wad
   "compact paper into the box";
   - pack, bundle, wad
    
4. Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
   "This powder compacts easily";
   - pack

Derived forms: compacts, compacted, compacting

See also: clayey, cloggy, close-packed, concentrated, concise, consolidated, heavy, impacted, little, packed, serried, short, tight

Type of: arrange, auto [informal], autocar [archaic], automobile [N. Amer], be, car, case, force, motor [Brit, informal], motorcar, sardine [informal], set up, squash, squeeze, tighten, wedge, wheel [informal], whip [US, informal], written agreement

Antonym: decompress, loose

Encyclopedia: Compact