Pack Definition
păk
packed, packing, packs
noun
packs
A large bundle of things wrapped or tied up for carrying, as on the back of a person or animal; load.
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A container made to be carried on the body of a person or animal.
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A container in which something may be stored compactly.
Parachute pack.
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A number of similar or related persons or things.
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A complete set of related items.
A pack of cards.
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verb
packed, packing, packs
To make up packs.
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To make a pack, or bundle, of.
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To put together compactly in a box, trunk, etc. for carrying or storing.
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To press, crowd, or throng together in a small space.
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To fill (a box, bag, trunk, etc.) for carrying or storing.
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Synonyms:
adjective
Used in packing.
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Suitable for packing.
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Formed in a pack or packs.
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Used for carrying packs, loads, etc.
A pack animal.
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Closely acquainted; intimate.
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affix
A package of (a specified number of) cans or bottles, as of beer.
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idiom
pack it in
- To cease work or activity:
Let's pack it in for the day.
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pack it in
- to give up or stop trying, as in discouragement
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send packing
- to dismiss (a person) abruptly
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Pack
- pack it in
- pack it in
- send packing
Origin of Pack
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From Middle English pak, pakke, from Old English *pæcca, from Proto-Germanic *pakkô (“bundle, pack"). Cognate with Dutch pak (“pack"), Low German pack (“pack"), German Pack (“pack"), Swedish packe (“pack"), Icelandic pakka, pakki (“package").
From Wiktionary
Middle English pak possibly of Low German origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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