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    com·pact
    adjective[ˈkämˌpak(t), kəmˈpak(t), kämˈpak(t)]
    compact (adjective)
    1. closely and neatly packed together; dense:
      "a compact cluster of houses"
      • having all the necessary components or features neatly fitted into a small space:
        "a compact car"
      • (of a person or animal) small, solid, and well-proportioned.
      • (of speech or writing) concise in expression:
        "a compact summary of the play"
    2. archaic
      (compact of)
      composed or made up of:
      "towns compact of wooden houses"
    verb[ˈkämˌpak(t), kəmˈpak(t), kämˈpak(t)]
    compact (verb) · compacts (third person present) · compacted (past tense) · compacted (past participle) · compacting (present participle)
    1. exert force on (something) to make it more dense; compress:
      "the soil may be compacted by iron oxide"
      • (of a substance) become compressed:
        "the snow hardened and compacted"
      • archaic
        form (something) by pressing its component parts firmly together:
        "the foundation of the walls, compacted of Granite and Lime"
      • express in fewer words; condense:
        "the ideas are compacted into two sentences"
    noun[ˈkämˌpak(t)]
    compact (noun) · compacts (plural noun)
    1. a small flat case containing face powder, a mirror, and a powder puff.
    2. something that is a small and conveniently shaped example of its kind:
      "a wide selection of films is available for your 35 mm compact"
    3. metallurgy
      a mass of powdered metal compacted together in preparation for sintering:
      "strength is then introduced by infiltrating glass into the compact"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.
    com·pact
    noun[ˈkämˌpak(t)]
    compact (noun) · compacts (plural noun)
    1. a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties:
      "they signed a compact with the United States" · "a peace compact"
    verb[ˈkämˌpak(t)]
    compact (verb) · compacts (third person present) · compacted (past tense) · compacted (past participle) · compacting (present participle)
    1. make or enter into (a formal agreement) with another party or parties:
      "the party compacted an alliance with dissident groups"
    Origin
    late 16th century: from Latin compactum, past participle of compacisci, from com- ‘with’ + pacisci ‘make a covenant’. Compare with pact.
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    adjective
    1. closely and neatly packed together; dense:
      dense
      close-packed
      thick
      tight
      firm
      solid
      packed close
      tightly packed
      pressed together
      Opposite:
      loose
    verb
    1. exert force on (something) to make it more dense; compress:
      compress
      condense
      pack down
      tamp
      cram down
      flatten
      press down
      tamp down
      ram down
      Opposite:
      loosen
      noun
      1. a formal agreement or contract between two or more parties:
        treaty
        pact
        accord
        agreement
        contract
        alliance
        bargain
        deal
        settlement
        covenant
        indenture
        concordat
        protocol
        entente
        arrangement
        understanding
        pledge
        promise
        bond
        engagement
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