COMPACTED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

having a short and solid form or stature

Example: a wrestler of compact build; he was tall and heavyset; stocky legs; a thickset young man

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

closely and firmly united or packed together

Example: compact soil; compact clusters of flowers

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective (satellite)

briefly giving the gist of something

Example: a short and compendious book; a compact style is brief and pithy; succinct comparisons; a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

a small cosmetics case with a mirror

Example: to be carried in a woman's purse

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

a small and economical car

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

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

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

squeeze or press together

Example: she compressed her lips; the spasm contracted the muscle

Meaning 8

Part of speech: Verb

make more compact by or as if by pressing

Example: compress the data

Meaning 9

Part of speech: Verb

compress into a wad

Example: wad paper into the box

Meaning 10

Part of speech: Verb

have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

Example: This powder compacts easily; Such odd-shaped items do not pack well