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adjective | noun | verb compactcompact1 /ˈkɑmpækt, kəmˈpækt/ ●●○ adjective ETYMOLOGYcompact1Origin: 1300-1400 Latin compactus, past participle of compingere to put together THESAURUSnot large► small not large in size or amount: Rick has a small car. This T-shirt is too small for me. ► little small in size: Her shirt had little hearts on the front. ► petite small, short, and thin in an attractive way. Used about women and girls: Chuck is 6 feet tall, but he has always dated petite women. ► compact small, but comfortable, convenient, or easy to carry. Used about cars and other products that usually come in larger sizes: Compact cars are much easier to park. ► tiny very small: She was holding a tiny baby in her arms. ► miniature very small. Used about things that are normally a larger size: He makes miniature furniture for dollhouses. ► diminutive formal very small. Used especially about people: A diminutive man with a bow tie stood behind the desk. ► minute/minuscule extremely small: Even in minute amounts, the chemical is very harmful. ► microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without a scientific tool called a microscope: The microscopic cells in your body that absorb food are called microvilli. 1small, but arranged so that everything fits neatly into the available space: The dormitory rooms are very compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in. a compact car► see thesaurus at small12packed or put together firmly and closely: a small bush with a compact shape3small but solid and strong: a short, compact-looking man4expressing things clearly in only a few words [Origin: 1300–1400 Latin compactus, past participle of compingere to put together]—compactly adverb—compactness noun [uncountable] adjective | noun | verb compactcompact2 /ˈkɑmpækt/ noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYcompact2Origin: (1-3) 1900-2000 ➔ COMPACT1 (4) 1500-1600 Latin compactum, from compacisci to make an agreement, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + pacisci to contract 1a small car: a two-door compact2a small flat container with a mirror, containing powder for a woman’s face3law formal an agreement between two or more people, countries, etc. with laws or rules that they must obey: The state and Indian tribes signed a compact to restrict the building of new casinos. → see also Mayflower Compact, the adjective | noun | verb compactcompact3 /kəmˈpækt/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcompact |
| Present | I, you, we, they | compact | | he, she, it | compacts | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | compacted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have compacted | | he, she, it | has compacted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had compacted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will compact | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have compacted |
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| Present | I | am compacting | | he, she, it | is compacting | | you, we, they | are compacting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was compacting | | you, we, they | were compacting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been compacting | | he, she, it | has been compacting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been compacting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be compacting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been compacting |
THESAURUSheavy weight► press to put pressure or weight on something to make it flat, crush it, etc.: The crop is then gathered and the grapes are pressed. ► squash to press something and damage it by making it flat: Put the tomatoes where they won’t get squashed. ► crush to press something very hard so that it is broken or destroyed: His leg was crushed between the car and the wall. ► mash to press fruit or cooked vegetables until they are soft and smooth: Mash the potatoes well. ► grind to press and cut something into small pieces or powder using a special machine: The flour used to be ground between these two circular stones. ► squeeze to press something from both sides, usually with your fingers: Squeeze the toothpaste tube from the bottom. ► pinch to press someone’s skin between your finger and thumb: Mom! Anna pinched me, and it really hurt! ► compress formal to press something so that it takes up less space: The pump compresses the air, forcing it through a tube into the tire. ► compact formal to press something together so that it becomes smaller or more solid: The machine compacts household trash. to press something together so that it becomes smaller or more solid: The dirt trail has been compacted from years of use.► see thesaurus at press1—compacted adjective |