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dlúthaigh — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compact adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
  • compress verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
  • concentrate verb To focus one's full attention on something.
  • gather verb To bring separate things or people together in one place.
  • tighten verb To make something tighter, firmer, or more secure.

Senses

dlúthaigh is used for these senses in English:

  • compact (transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
  • compress (transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
  • concentrate To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless material; to condense.
  • gather To bring parts of a whole closer.

compact — full definition

  1. adjective Taking up little space; neatly and efficiently arranged.
  2. noun A formal agreement between two or more parties.
  3. noun A small case containing face powder, often with a mirror.
  4. verb To press or pack something tightly together.

compress — full definition

  1. verb To squeeze or press something into a smaller space.
  2. verb (computing) To reduce the size of a digital file by encoding it more efficiently.
  3. noun A folded pad of cloth, sometimes cold or warmed, pressed against part of the body to relieve pain or swelling.

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