Word

compact, v.
(compacted, compacting, compacts)

squeeze or press together
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compact compress constrict contract press squeeze

sample sentences

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

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compressible compressible compressing compression compressor compression

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derivationally related form

contracture contraction contractor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pressing press

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

constriction constrictor

semantic pointers

hyponym

choke, strangle prim astringe strangulate convulse convulse bear down, overbear choke, gag, fret choke, scrag

hypernym

tighten

make more compact by or as if by pressing
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compact compress pack together

sample sentences

"compress the data"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compressing compression

antonym

decompress

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compaction

semantic pointers

entailment

press

hypernym

squeeze, force, wedge

hyponym

tamp down, tamp, pack

compress into a wad
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bundle compact pack wad

sample sentences

"wad paper into the box"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

packing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

wad

lexical pointers

also see

bundle off

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compaction

semantic pointers

hypernym

arrange, set up

verb group

compact, pack

hyponym

puddle

have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
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compact pack

sample sentences

"This powder compacts easily"
"Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"

verb frames

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

compaction

semantic pointers

verb group

pack, wad, bundle, compact

hypernym