Definition of "Compact" :

noun: a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

noun: a small and economical car

noun: a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action

verb: squeeze or press together

verb: make more compact by or as if by pressing

verb: compress into a wad

verb: have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

"This powder compacts easily."

adjective: closely and firmly united or packed together

"Compact soil."

adjective: briefly giving the gist of something

"A compact style is brief and pithy."

adjective: having a short and solid form or stature

"A wrestler of compact build."