• a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman''s purse
• a small and economical car
• a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
• squeeze or press together; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
• make more Compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"
• compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
• have the property of being packable or Compactable or of Compacting easily; "This powder Compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
• closely and firmly united or packed together; "Compact soil"; "Compact clusters of flowers"
• closely crowded together; "a Compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"
• 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"
• 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"

'Compact' in other languages