[verb] have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" Synonyms:pack
[verb] compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" Synonyms:pack, bundle, wad
[verb] make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data" Synonyms:compress, pack together
[verb] squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle" Synonyms:compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, press
[adjective] closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
[adjective] closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds" Synonyms:dense, thick
[adjective] heavy and compact in form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thick middle-aged man"; "a thickset young man" Synonyms:heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
[adjective] briefly giving the gist of something; "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