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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. 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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPACKED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PACKED definition: 1. completely full: 2. very full of people: 3. to have put your things into a suitcase, bag, box…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPACKAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   a box or container in which something is put, esp. to be sent or sold, or a group of objects wrapped together: a package of frozen spinach. She went to the post office to mail a package. a five-night ski package. A package is also a group of objects, plans, or arrangements that are related and offered as a unit:

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › es › diccionarioPACK | traducir al español - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to put something into a bag, box, etc. hacer las maletas, meter en la maleta. We're leaving early tomorrow morning, so you'd better pack (= put clothes and other possessions into suitcases or bags) tonight. Nos vamos mañana temprano, así que será mejor que prepares la maleta esta noche.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPACK definition | Cambridge Essential American Dictionary

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   noun. us / pæk/. a small box or paper container with a lot of things of the same kind in it: a pack of gum. a pack of cigarettes. a bag that you carry on your back. a group of animals that live together, especially dogs: a pack of dogs.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishA PACK RAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A PACK RAT definition: 1. someone who collects things that they do not need: 2. someone who collects things that they do…. Learn more.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarypack | definition in the Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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   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. She was packing her bags. Opposite. unpack. If people pack a place, a lot of them go there: Thousands of fans packed the stadium.

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPACKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    PACKING definition: 1. the act of putting things into cases, boxes, bags, etc.: 2. material that you put around…. Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPACKAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    PACKAGE definition: 1. an object or set of objects wrapped in paper, usually in order to be sent by post: 2. a small…. Learn more.