tabloid

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A small, compressed portion of a chemical, drug, food substance, etc.; a pill, a tablet.
2. 2
   A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature: A small biplane manufactured by the Sopwith Aviation Company and used during World War I (1914–1918).
3. 3
   A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature: In full tabloid cruiser: a small yacht used for cruising.
4. 4
   A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature: A newspaper having pages half the dimensions of a broadsheet, especially characterized as favouring stories of a popular or sensational nature over serious news.
5. 5
   A compact or compressed version of something; especially something having a popular or sensational nature: A paper size 11 × 17 inches (279 × 432 millimetres) in dimensions.

Adjective

1. 1
   In the form of a tabloid (noun sense 2 and sense 2.3): compressed or compact in size.
2. 2
   Resembling the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper: appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.

Verb

1. 1
   To express (something) in a compact or condensed manner, especially in the style of journalism generally associated with a tabloid newspaper (appealing to unsophisticated people, sensational, etc.).
2. 2
   To convert (a newspaper) into a tabloid (noun sense 2.3) format.