compact
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Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPACT
[more compact; most compact]
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a
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smaller than other things of the same kind
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The camera is compact.
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The drill has a compact design.
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a compact car
b
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using little space and having parts that are close together
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the apartment's compact floor plan
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The cabin was compact but perfectly adequate.
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closely or firmly packed or joined together
3
of a person or animal
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short but solid and strong
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He is compact and muscular.
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He has a compact body.
— compactly
adverb-
The crib folds compactly for traveling. [=the crib can be folded so that its parts are close together]
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a compactly built hockey player
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compactly designed computers
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The computer offers power as well as compactness. [=it is both powerful and small]
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Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPACT
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to press (something) so that it is harder and fills less space
[+ object]
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Tractors had compacted [=compressed] the soil.
[no object]
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The snow had compacted into a hard icy layer.
— compacted
adjective-
compacted snow/soil
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a trash compactor [=a machine that presses trash together]
plural
compacts
plural
compacts
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPACT
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compare 4compact
plural
compacts
plural
compacts
Britannica Dictionary definition of COMPACT
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formal
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an agreement between two or more people or groups
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States created a compact to control milk prices.
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