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   Pack

   /pak/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it: "a pack of cigarettes" Similar packetcontainerpackageboxcratecartonparcel
   • ▪ a set of playing cards.
   • ▪ a collection of related documents, especially one kept in a folder: "an information pack"
   • ▪ a quantity of fish, fruit, or other foods packed or canned in a particular season or year.
   • 2. a group of wild animals, especially wolves, living and hunting together: "a pack of wolves will encircle an ailing prey" Similar groupherdtroop
   • ▪ a group of hounds kept and used for hunting, especially fox hunting: "the lead hound gives tongue and the pack takes off, following the line of scent"
   • ▪ an organized group of Cub Scouts.
   • ▪ the main body of competitors following the leader or leaders in a race or competition: "the company was demonstrating the kind of innovations needed to keep it ahead of the pack"
   • ▪ a group or set of similar things or people: "the reports were a pack of lies"
   • ▪ a team's forwards considered as a group: "I had doubts about Swansea's pack at the beginning of the season"
   • 3. a knapsack or backpack: "we picked up our packs and trudged off" Similar backpackrucksackknapsackkitbagduffel bagbagsatchelloadluggage
   • 4. short for pack ice
   • 5. a hot or cold pad of absorbent material, especially as used for treating an injury.
   • ▪ a cosmetic mask.

   verb

   • 1. fill (a suitcase or bag), especially with clothes and other items needed when away from home: "she had packed and checked out of the hotel" Similar fillfill upput things inloadstuffcram
   • ▪ place (something) in a container, especially for transportation or storage: "Elizabeth packed a sandwich in a fanny pack to snack on" Similar stowput awaystorebox upcrateput in a case/trunk
   • ▪ be capable of being folded up for transportation or storage: "these silver foil blankets pack into a small area"
   • ▪ store (something perishable) in a specified substance in order to preserve it: "the organs were packed in ice"
   • 2. cram a large number of things into (a container or space): "it was a large room, packed with beds jammed side by side"
   • ▪ (of a large number of people) crowd into and fill (a room, building, or place): "students recently packed a hall to hear the poet"
   • ▪ cover, surround, or fill (something): "he packed the wounds with healing malaguetta" Similar wrap (up)packageparceltie (up)swatheswaddleencaseenfoldenvelopcloakbalebundlecover (up)protectthrongcrowd (into)fill (to overflowing)cram fullmobcramjampress intosquash intosqueeze into
   • 3. carry (a gun): informal "a sixteen-year-old can make a fortune selling drugs and pack a gun in the process"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.

   Derivatives

   • 1. packable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 12

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › packPack - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A pack is a container of something, especially one made of sturdy paper. You might run to the store for a pack of batteries for your new clock and a pack of crayons for your new coloring book. As a noun, pack might seem like a shortened form of package, but it actually comes from a Germanic

3. www.thefreedictionary.com › packPack - definition of pack by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. A collection of items tied up or wrapped; a bundle. b. A container made to be carried on the body of a person or animal. 2. The amount, as of food, that is processed and packaged at one time or in one season. 3. A small package containing a standard number of identical or similar items: a pack of matches. 4. a.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 1. verb. When you pack, or when you pack a bag, you put clothes and other things into it, because you are leaving a place or going on holiday. When I was 17, I packed my bags and left home. [VERB noun] I decided to pack a few things and take the kids to my Mum's. [VERB noun] I packed and said goodbye to Charlie. [VERB] packing uncountable noun.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPACK | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   verb. uk / pæk / us. pack verb (THINGS IN BAGS) Add to word list. A2. to put your things into bags or boxes when you are going on holiday or leaving the place where you live: I've got to go home and pack. to pack your bags. Opposite. unpack. Fewer examples. Can you help me to pack my suitcase? He packed his bags and left.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpack verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of pack verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.dictionary.com › browse › packsPACK Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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   noun. a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarypack | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   verb. uk / pæk / us. pack verb (THINGS IN BAGS) A2. to put your things into bags or boxes when you are going on holiday or leaving the place where you live: I've got to go home and pack. to pack your bags. Opposite. unpack. More examples. Can you help me to pack my suitcase? He packed his bags and left.