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# compact

adjective (compact, more compact); noun (a compact, compacts); verb (compact, compacts, compacted, compacting)

«compact» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adjective) Compact means small and neatly packed so that it does not take up much space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#m1)
2. (adjective) Compact soil, snow or earth is pressed tightly together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#m2)
3. (noun) A compact is a small flat case with a mirror and face powder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#m3)
4. (noun, formal) A compact is an agreement between people or countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#m4)
5. (verb) To compact something is to press it together tightly so it takes less space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#m5)

### In the lessons

In everyday life «compact» describes small cars, cameras, flats and suitcases; in science, soil and rock become compact when pressed, and rubbish trucks compact rubbish. In maths it can hint that something fits into a small space. Phrases: compact car, compact disc (CD), compact soil.

### Examples

- We bought a compact tent that fits in a backpack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x1)
- The flat is compact but very cosy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x2)
- The snow was so compact that we could walk on top of it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x3)
- The rubbish truck compacts the bags to make room for more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x4)
- Mum checked her lipstick in her compact mirror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x5)
- The two countries signed a compact to share the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x6)
- Heavy machines compacted the ground before the road was built. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x7)
- "I've made this compact," she said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/#x8)

### Note

Stress: adjective and verb usually com-PACT, noun usually COM-pact. «CD» stands for «compact disc». Not the same as «complete». Countable as a noun: a compact, compacts. Past of the verb: compacted.

## In Jewish tradition

Closely joined together, built tight and united.

**Interpretation.** The Talmud and the tradition read this as Jerusalem making all Israel into one united community, especially when they gather there on pilgrim festivals.

### Examples

- Jerusalem, that art builded as a city that is compact together; (Writings PSA.122.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/compact/#x1)

### Note

Stress: adjective and verb usually com-PACT, noun usually COM-pact. «CD» stands for «compact disc». Not the same as «complete». Countable as a noun: a compact, compacts. Past of the verb: compacted.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «compact» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/compact/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«compact» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/compact.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «compact» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/compact/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«compact» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/compact.html) on Mova free.