Pack - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pæk|  American pronunciation of the word pack
Brit.  |pæk|  British pronunciation of the word pack

noun

- a large indefinite number (syn: battalion, multitude, plurality)
- a complete collection of similar things
- a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
- an association of criminals (syn: gang, mob, ring)
a pack of thieves
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose (syn: camp, clique, coterie)
- a group of hunting animals
- a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
- a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
- a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

verb

- arrange in a container
pack the books into the boxes
- fill to capacity
This singer always packs the concert halls
The murder trial packed the court house
- compress into a wad (syn: bundle, compact, wad)
- carry, as on one's back
- set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
pack a jury
- have with oneself; have on one's person (syn: carry, take)
She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
- press tightly together or cram (syn: jam, mob, pile, throng)
The crowd packed the auditorium
- hike with a backpack (syn: backpack)
Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
- press down tightly (syn: tamp)
- seal with packing
pack the faucet
- have the property of being packable or of compacting easily (syn: compact)
Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
- load with a pack
- treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
The nurse packed gauze in the wound
You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice

Extra examples

He took a map and a bottle of water out of his pack.

They loaded the packs onto the horses.

The entire pack of crayons spilled on the floor.

Cigarettes typically come in packs of 20.

You'll receive your informational pack upon arrival.

Sol was the leader of the pack.

I hid my money in my pack.

Food and gear should be put in a pack.

It's going to rain - we'd better pack away our things and go indoors.

I'll go home and pack.

Machines now exist to pack olives in jars.

Fans packed the stadium.

Thousands of people packed into the mosque.

We pack the goods neatly to prevent the damage during delivery.

This singer always packs concert halls.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pack
he/she/it: packs
present participle: packing
past tense: packed
past participle: packed
noun
singular: pack
plural: packs
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