n. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse

n. a small and economical car

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

v. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"

v. to process data by squeezing them, in order to gain space

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

adj. 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"

adj. having a short and solid form or stature; "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"