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English adjective: compact | |||
| 1. | compact closely and firmly united or packed together | ||
| Samples | Compact soil. Compact clusters of flowers. | ||
| Similar | clayey, cloggy, close-packed, consolidated, heavy, impacted, packed, serried, tight, wedged | ||
| See also | concentrated | ||
| Antonyms | loose | ||
| 2. | compact having a short and solid form or stature | ||
| Samples | A wrestler of compact build. He was tall and heavyset. Stocky legs. A thickset young man. | ||
| Synonyms | heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset | ||
| Similar | little, short | ||
| Antonyms | tall | ||
| 3. | compact briefly giving the gist of something | ||
| Samples | A short and compendious book. A compact style is brief and pithy. Succinct comparisons. A summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject. | ||
| Synonyms | compendious, succinct, summary | ||
| Similar | concise | ||
| Antonyms | prolix | ||
English noun: compact | |||
| 1. | compact (artifact) a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse | ||
| Synonyms | powder compact | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | case | ||
| 2. | compact (communication) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action | ||
| Synonyms | concordat, covenant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | written agreement | ||
| Instance hyponym | Lateran Treaty | ||
| 3. | compact (artifact) a small and economical car | ||
| Synonyms | compact car | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar | ||
English verb: compact | |||
| 1. | compact (contact) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily | ||
| Samples | This powder compacts easily. Such odd-shaped items do not pack well. | ||
| Synonyms | pack | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s Adjective | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Verb group | bundle, compact, pack, wad | ||
| 2. | compact (contact) compress into a wad | ||
| Samples | Wad paper into the box. | ||
| Synonyms | bundle, pack, wad | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrange, set up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | puddle | ||
| Verb group | compact, pack | ||
| 3. | compact (contact) make more compact by or as if by pressing | ||
| Samples | Compress the data. | ||
| Synonyms | compress, pack together | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, squeeze, wedge | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pack, tamp, tamp down | ||
| Entail | press | ||
| Antonyms | decompress, uncompress | ||
| 4. | compact (contact) squeeze or press together | ||
| Samples | She compressed her lips. The spasm contracted the muscle. | ||
| Synonyms | compress, constrict, contract, press, squeeze | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tighten | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | astringe, bear down, choke, choke, choke, convulse, convulse, fret, gag, overbear, prim, scrag, strangle, strangulate | ||
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