pack¹ Definition
pack (pak)
noun
- a large bundle of things wrapped or tied up for carrying, as on the back of a man or animal; load; burden
- a container in which something may be stored compactly parachute pack
- a number of similar or related persons or things; specif.,
- a group or collection a pack of lies
- a package of a standard number a pack of cigarettes
- film pack
- a set of playing cards; deck
- a set of hunting hounds
- a number of wild animals living and hunting together
- a united group; gang; set
- ice pack
- treatment by wrapping a patient in blankets or sheets that are wet or dry and hot or cold
- the blankets or sheets used
- any of various cosmetic pastes applied to the skin and left to dry mudpack
- the amount of food put in cans, etc. in a season or year
- a method of packing or canning cold pack
Etymology: ME pakke < MDu pak < MFl pac: term carried throughout Europe via the Low Countries' wool trade (as in Fr pacque, It pacco, Ir pac, ML paccus)
transitive verb
- to make a pack, or bundle, of
- to put together compactly in a box, trunk, etc. for carrying or storing
- to fill (a box, bag, trunk, etc.) for carrying or storing
- to put (food) in (cans, boxes, etc.) for preservation or sale
- to fill closely; crowd; cram a hall packed with people
- to crowd or press (people) together
- to fill in or surround tightly for protection, prevention of leaks, etc. to pack valves
- to press together firmly packed earth
- to load (an animal) with a pack
- to carry (goods, equipment, etc.) in or as in a pack: said of an animal
- to treat with a pack ()
- to send (off), usually in haste to pack a boy off to school
- ☆ Slang to wear or carry (a gun, etc.), esp. habitually
- Slang
- to deliver or be able to deliver (a blow, punch, etc.) with force
- to provide or contain a play that packs a message
Etymology: ME pakken
intransitive verb
- to make up packs
- to put one's clothes, belongings, etc. into luggage for a trip an hour in which to pack
- to press, crowd, or throng together in a small space
- to admit of being folded compactly, put in a container, etc. a suit that packs well
- ☆ to settle into a compact or solid mass
- to go away in haste: sometimes with off
adjective
- used in packing
- suitable for packing
- formed in a pack or packs
- used for carrying packs, loads, etc. a pack animal
pack¹ Related Forms
pack¹ Idioms
pack it in
Slang to give up or stop trying, as in discouragement
send packing
to dismiss (a person) abruptly
pack² Definition
pack (pak)
pack³ Definition
pack (pak)
adjective
Scot. closely acquainted; intimate
Etymology: prob. altered < pact, ult. < L pactus: see pact
pack Synonyms
pack
n.
A package
Kit
bundle, backpack, knapsack, duffel bag, bag, baggage, kit, gear, outfit, load, burden; see also bag 1, equipment.A group
A medical dressing
application, hot pack, ice pack, cold pack, plaster, pledget, pad, sponge, tampon, compress, bandage, wet dressing; see also dressing 3.A set of cards
deck, canasta deck, poker deck, rummy deck, bridge deck, pinochle deck, set, assortment; see also deck 2. See syn. study at package.
pack Synonyms
pack
v.
To prepare for transportation
prepare, gather, collect, (make) ready, get ready, put in (order), stow away, dispose, cinch, sock up, tie with a diamond hitch, tie, bind, brace, fasten. To stow compactly
stuff, squeeze, bind, compress, condense, arrange, ram, cram, jam, insert, press, contract, put away, pack in, thrust in, drive in, run in. To fill by entering; often used with ""in'' or ""out''
To transport by using pack animals; often used with ""in'' or ""out''
carry, freight, journey, trek, backpack, haul around, go by muleback, take a pack train; see also carry 1.
pack Usage Examples
Object
- punch: Can a trimmed-down Sainsbury Center for Mental Health still pack a punch?
- jam: The room was jam packed with people at the free rave.
- lunch: Serve vegetable sticks with dips, in packed lunches and as anytime snacks.
Converse of object
- chase: Glasgow & NS finished on 66 points, 10 points clear of the chasing pack.
- request: To order these products or request a free trial pack, just complete a short online form.
Adjective modifier
- starter: The starter packs contain half the number of diapers needed for full time use, saving parents over £ 100.
- rechargeable: The internal NiMH rechargeable battery pack means you can enjoy your Dualit radio anywhere in the home.
- welcome: A welcome pack including wine awaits you upon arrival.
- promotional: Plus, come along to pick up your one off promotional pack.
Modifies a noun
ice: An American explorer had theorized that a polar sea existed beyond the pack ice.
Noun used with modifier
- battery: Battery packs are designed to provide a 3hr emergency backup, with a battery life of 4 years.
- application: Request the ACS application pack via the on-line system.
- expansion: I certainly would NOT recommend this expansion pack to anyone.
- resource: A teacher's resource pack is to be provided to every primary school in the province.
- blister: All the tablets are in blister packs with the name of the drug on the back of the blister packet.
- fundraising: Alternative fundraising ideas can be found in NDCS's Diamond fundraising pack.
Adjective complement
full: John's Gospel in particular is packed full of pictorial language which Jesus uses to describe himself.
Preposition: in
carton: Soya milk is available fresh chilled and packed in UHT cartons.
Preposition: of
Browse dictionary entries near pack
- ‹ Pacinian corpuscle
- ‹ pacify
- ‹ pacifist
- ‹ pacifism
- ‹ pacifier
- ‹ pacification
- ‹ pacificate
- ‹ Pacific Time
- ‹ Pacific Standard Time
- ‹ Pacific Rim
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