compact vs fret

fret vs compact

compact and fret both are nouns.

compact is an adjective but fret is not an adjective.

compact and fret both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compact	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
fret	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fret is a hyponym of compact; that is, fret is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compact:

compact: squeeze or press together
fret: be too tight; rub or press

Other hyponyms of compact include choke, strangle, prim, astringe, strangulate, convulse, convulse, bear down, overbear, choke, gag, choke, scrag.

compact (noun)	fret (noun)
a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse	a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
a small and economical car	an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action	a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
	agitation resulting from active worry

compact (adjective)	fret (adjective)
closely and firmly united or packed together
briefly giving the gist of something
having a short and solid form or stature

compact (verb)	fret (verb)
squeeze or press together	wear away or erode
compress into a wad	remove soil or rock
make more compact by or as if by pressing	cause friction
have the property of being packable or of compacting easily	be too tight; rub or press
	decorate with an interlaced design
	carve a pattern into
	be agitated or irritated
	cause annoyance in
	gnaw into; make resentful or angry
	worry unnecessarily or excessively
	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
	provide (a musical instrument) with frets

Difference between compact and fret

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