2com·pact 
/kəmˈpækt/ verb
com·pacts; com·pact·ed; com·pact·ing /kəmˈpækt/ verb : to press (something) so that it is harder and fills less space [+ obj] ▪ Tractors had compacted [=compressed] the soil. [no obj] ▪ The snow had compacted into a hard icy layer.
— com·pact·ed adjective
▪ compacted snow/soil
▪ compacted snow/soil
— com·pac·tor also com·pact·er /kəmˈpæktɚ/ noun, plural com·pac·tors also com·pac·ters [count]
▪ a trash compactor [=a machine that presses trash together]
/kəmˈpæktɚ/ noun, plural com·pac·tors also com·pac·ters [count] ▪ a trash compactor [=a machine that presses trash together]
