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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.
   • 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: "the lead hound gives tongue and the pack takes off, following the line of scent"
   • ▪ an organized group of Cub Scouts or Brownies.
   • ▪ the main body of competitors following the leader or leaders in a race or competition: "Price broke from the pack to pursue him"
   • ▪ a group of similar things or people, especially one regarded as unpleasant: "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 rucksack: "we picked up our packs and trudged off" Similar backpackrucksackknapsackkitbagduffel bagbagsatchelloadluggage
   • 4. an expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas.
   • 5. a hot or cold pad of absorbent material, especially as used for treating an injury.
   • ▪ short for face pack

   verb

   • 1. fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel: "I packed a bag and left" Similar fillfill upput things inloadstuffcram
   • ▪ place (something) in a container for transport, storage, or sale: "Elizabeth packed a sandwich in a bum bag to snack on" Similar stowput awaystorebox upcrateput in a case/trunk
   • ▪ be capable of being folded up for transport or storage: "a pneumatic igloo tent that packs away compactly"
   • ▪ 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: "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): "if you have a nosebleed, try packing the nostrils with cotton wool" Similar wrap (up)packageparceltie (up)swatheswaddleencaseenfoldenvelopcloakbalebundlecover (up)protectthrongcrowd (into)fill (to overflowing)cram fullmobcramjampress intosquash intosqueeze into
   • 3. carry (a gun): informal "he packs a gun and keeps it at the ready"

   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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PACK definition: 1. to put something into a bag, box, etc.: 2. to put a material around something before putting it…. Learn more.

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

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   A pack is a bag containing your possessions that you carry on your back when you are travelling.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › packPack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   noun. ˈpak. often attributive. Synonyms of pack. 1. a. : a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back. b. : a group or pile of related objects. c (1) : a number of individual components packaged as a unit. a pack of gum. (2) : container. (3) : a compact unitized assembly to perform a specific function. (4)

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › packPACK Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Pack definition: 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. See examples of PACK used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of pack – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PACK definition: 1. to put your things into bags or boxes when you are going on holiday or leaving the place where…. Learn more.

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

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   [intransitive, transitive] to fill something with a lot of people or things. + adv./prep. We all packed together into one car. pack something (with something) Fans packed the hall to see the band.

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

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   4 days ago · 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.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordPACK - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

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   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. 2. When people pack things, for example in a factory, they put them into containers or parcels so that they can be transported and sold.

10. 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.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpack noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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