compact

[Com*pact·]

A compact is a signed written agreement that binds you to do what you've promised. It also refers to something small or closely grouped together, like the row of compact rental cars you see when you wanted a van.

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Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

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; "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"

Verb
make more compact by or as if by pressing; "compress the data"

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Verb
compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"

Verb
have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"

Adjective
closely and firmly united or packed together; "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"

Adjective S.
closely crowded together; "a compact shopping center"; "a dense population"; "thick crowds"

Adjective 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"

Adjective S.
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"


p. p. & a
Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

p. p. & a
Composed or made; -- with of.

p. p. & a
Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.

p. p. & a
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse.

v. t.
To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.

v. t.
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.

n.
An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.


Compact

Com*pact" , p. p. & a [L. compactus, p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See Pact.] 1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.] "Compact with her that's gone." Shak.
A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.
2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]
A wandering fire, Compact of unctuous vapor.
3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.
Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.
4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a compact discourse. Syn. -- Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.

Compact

Com*pact", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Compacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Compacting.] 1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.
Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.
2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
The whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth.

Compact

Com"pact , n. [L. compactum, fr. compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com- + pacisci to make an agreement. See Pact.] An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.
The law of nations depends on mutual compacts, treaties, leagues, etc.
Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.
The federal constitution has been styled a compact between the States by which it was ratified.
Syn. -- See Covenant.

Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.

To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts which compose a body.

An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.

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Usage Examples

The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.

The worst enemy of truth and freedom in our society is the compact majority.

The bringing-about of order is the first and fundamental task of government. We accept limits on our rights for the sake of a larger social compact all the time.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

As an artist I have an even more abiding interest in the compact between the Arts and Government.

The lunatic, the lover, and the poet, are of imagination all compact.

There is no such thing as justice in the abstract it is merely a compact between men.

Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community.

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