What is the meaning of compact?

noun

• A small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse.
  • synonyms: powder compact
• A signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action.
  • synonyms: covenant, concordat
• A small and economical car.
  • synonyms: compact car

verb

• Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily.
  • usage: "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
  • synonyms: pack
• Compress into a wad.
  • usage: "wad paper into the box"
  • synonyms: pack, bundle, wad
• Make more compact by or as if by pressing.
  • usage: "compress the data"
  • synonyms: compress, pack together
• Squeeze or press together.
  • usage: "she compressed her lips"; "the spasm contracted the muscle"
  • synonyms: compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, press

adjective

• Closely and firmly united or packed together.
  • usage: "compact soil"; "compact clusters of flowers"
• Having a short and solid form or stature.
  • usage: "a wrestler of compact build"; "he was tall and heavyset"; "stocky legs"; "a thickset young man"
  • synonyms: heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
• Briefly giving the gist of something.
  • usage: "a short and compendious book"; "a compact style is brief and pithy"; "succinct comparisons"; "a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject"
  • synonyms: compendious, succinct, summary