compact

(a) closely and firmly united or packed together
- compact soil
- compact clusters of flowers
(s) having a short and solid form or stature
- a wrestler of compact build
- he was tall and heavyset
- stocky legs
- a thickset young man
heavyset, stocky, thickset, thick,
(s) 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
compendious, succinct, summary,

(n) a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse powder compact,
(n) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action concordat, covenant,
(n) a small and economical car compact car,

(v) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
- This powder compacts easily
- Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
pack,
(v) compress into a wad
- wad paper into the box
wad, bundle, pack,
(v) make more compact by or as if by pressing
- compress the data
compress, pack together,
(v) squeeze or press together
- she compressed her lips
- the spasm contracted the muscle
constrict, compress, contract, press, squeeze,

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loose decompress uncompress

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