1. pack(n = noun.quantity) battalion, large number, multitude, plurality - a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
is a kind of large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
2. pack(n = noun.group) - a complete collection of similar things;
is a kind of accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
has particulars: disc pack, disk pack, deck, deck of cards, pack of cards
3. pack(n = noun.artifact) - a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film);
is a kind of package, parcel
Derived form verb pack1
4. pack(n = noun.group) gang, mob, ring - an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
is a kind of association
is a member of gangdom, gangland, organized crime
has particulars: nest, youth gang
5. pack(n = noun.group) camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose;
is a kind of band, circle, lot, set
has particulars: bloomsbury group, bohemia, brain trust, kitchen cabinet, loop, cabal, camarilla, faction, junto, junta, military junta, maffia, mafia, faction, sect, galere, rogue's gallery, hard core
6. pack(n = noun.group) - a group of hunting animals;
is a kind of animal group
has particulars: wolf pack
7. pack(n = noun.artifact) face pack - a cream that cleanses and tones the skin;
is a kind of corrective, restorative
8. pack(n = noun.artifact) - a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect;
is a kind of corrective, restorative
Derived form verb pack13
9. pack(n = noun.artifact) - a bundle (especially one carried on the back);
is a kind of bundle, sheaf
Derived forms verb pack4, verb pack12, verb pack8
1. pack(v = verb.contact) - arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
is one way to case, encase, incase
Antonym: unpack
Derived forms noun pack3, noun package1, noun packer1, noun packing2
Sample sentences:
They pack the books into the box
2. pack(v = verb.motion) - fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "The murder trial packed the court house"
is one way to fill, fill up, make full
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
3. pack(v = verb.contact) bundle, compact, wad - compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
is one way to arrange, set up
Derived form noun packing1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
4. pack(v = verb.contact) - carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"
is one way to carry, transport
Derived forms noun pack9, noun packing3
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
5. pack(v = verb.social) - set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury"
is one way to appoint, constitute, name, nominate
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
6. pack(v = verb.stative) carry, take - have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
is one way to feature, have
Sample sentences:
They pack more bread
7. pack(v = verb.motion) jam, mob, pile, throng - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
is one way to crowd, crowd together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s PP
8. pack(v = verb.motion) backpack - hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
is one way to hike
Derived forms noun pack9, noun packer3, noun packer2, noun packing3
Sample sentences:
Sam and Sue pack
9. pack(v = verb.contact) tamp, tamp down - press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
is one way to compact, compress, pack together
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
10. pack(v = verb.contact) - seal with packing; "pack the faucet"
is one way to seal, seal off
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
11. pack(v = verb.contact) compact - have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s Adjective
12. pack(v = verb.contact) load down - load with a pack;
is one way to lade, laden, load, load up
Derived form noun pack9
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
13. pack(v = verb.body) - treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
is one way to care for, treat
Derived form noun pack8
Sample sentences:
Did he pack his foot?
A pact. Daniel. [1913 Webster]
1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster]
2. A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. Shak. [1913 Webster]
" “In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of wool, 240 lbs.”" McElrath. [1913 Webster]
3. A group or quantity of connected or similar things; as, a pack of lies [1913 Webster]
4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely. Kane. [1913 Webster]
5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called
6. A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See Baggage. Skelton. [1913 Webster]
7. In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or sheets called
8. The forwards who compose one half of the scrummage; also, the scrummage. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as, to pack goods in a box; to pack fish. [1913 Webster]
"Strange materials packed up with wonderful art." [1913 Webster]
"Where . . . the bones
Of all my buried ancestors are packed." [1913 Webster]
2. To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into; as, to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater. [1913 Webster]
3. To shuffle, sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly; to stack{3} (the deck). [1913 Webster]
"And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown." [1913 Webster]
4. To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; to stack{3}; as, to pack a jury or a caucus. [1913 Webster]
"The expected council was dwindling into . . . a packed assembly of Italian bishops." [1913 Webster]
5. To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. [1913 Webster]
" He lost life . . . upon a nice point subtilely devised and packed by his enemies." [1913 Webster]
6. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse. [1913 Webster]
"Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey." [1913 Webster]
7. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; to
"He . . . must not die
Till George be packed with post horse up to heaven." [1913 Webster]
8. To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (
9. To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack,
10. To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine. [1913 Webster]
11. To cover, envelop, or protect tightly with something; [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation. [1913 Webster]
2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well. [1913 Webster]
3. To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin to pack. [1913 Webster]
4. To depart in haste; -- generally with
"Poor Stella must pack off to town" [1913 Webster]
"You shall pack,
And never more darken my doors again." [1913 Webster]
5. To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion. Shak. [1913 Webster]
pack, n. & v.
--n.
1 a a collection of things wrapped up or tied together for carrying. b = BACKPACK.
2 a set of items packaged for use or disposal together.
3 usu. derog. a lot or set (of similar things or persons) (a pack of lies; a pack of thieves).
4 Brit. a set of playing cards.
5 a a group of hounds esp. for foxhunting. b a group of wild animals, esp. wolves, hunting together.
6 an organized group of Cub Scouts or Brownies.
7 Rugby Football a team's forwards.
8 a a medicinal or cosmetic substance applied to the skin; = face-pack. b a hot or cold pad of absorbent material for treating a wound etc.
9 = pack ice.
10 a quantity of fish, fruit, etc., packed in a season etc.
11 Med. a the wrapping of a body or part of a body in a wet sheet etc. b a sheet etc. used for this.
--v.
1 tr. (often foll. by up) a fill (a suitcase, bag, etc.) with clothes and other items. b put (things) together in a bag or suitcase, esp. for travelling.
2 intr. & tr. come or put closely together; crowd or cram (packed a lot into a few hours; passengers packed like sardines).
3 tr. (in passive; often foll. by with) be filled (with); contain extensively (the restaurant was packed; the book is packed with information).
4 tr. fill (a hall, theatre, etc.) with an audience etc.
5 tr. cover (a thing) with something pressed tightly round.
6 intr. be suitable for packing.
7 tr. colloq. a carry (a gun etc.). b be capable of delivering (a punch) with skill or force.
8 intr. (of animals or Rugby forwards) form a pack.
Idiom:
pack-animal an animal for carrying packs. pack-drill a military punishment of marching up and down carrying full equipment. packed lunch a lunch carried in a bag, box, etc., esp. to work, school, etc. packed out colloq. full, crowded. pack ice an area of large crowded pieces of floating ice in the sea. pack it in (or up) colloq. end or stop it. pack off send (a person) away, esp. abruptly or promptly. pack-rat US a large hoarding rodent. pack-saddle a saddle adapted for supporting packs. pack up colloq.
1 (esp. of a machine) stop functioning; break down.
2 retire from an activity, contest, etc. send packing colloq. dismiss (a person) summarily.
Derivative:
packable adj.
pack, v.tr. select (a jury etc.) or fill (a meeting) so as to secure a decision in one's favour.
Etymology:
prob. f. obs. verb pact f. PACT
VB prepare, get ready, make ready, make preparations, settle preliminaries, get up, sound the note of preparation, set in order, put in order, forecast, prepare the ground, plow the ground, dress the ground, till the soil, cultivate the soil, predispose, sow the seed, lay a train, dig a mine, lay the groundwork, fix the groundwork, lay the basis, fix the basis, lay the foundations, fix the foundations, dig the foundations, erect the scaffolding, lay the first stone, roughhew, cut out work, block out, hammer out, lick into shape, elaborate, mature, ripen, mellow, season, bring to maturity, nurture, hatch, cook, brew, temper, anneal, smelt, barbecue, infumate, maturate, equip, arm, man, fit-out, fit up, furnish, rig, dress, garnish, betrim, accouter, array, fettle, fledge, dress up, furbish up, brush up, vamp up, refurbish, sharpen one's tools, trim one's foils, set, prime, attune, whet the knife, whet the sword, wind up, screw up, adjust, put in trim, put in train, put in gear, put in working order, put in tune, put in a groove for, put in harness, pack, train, inure, breed, prepare for, rehearse, make provision for, take steps, take measures, take precautions, provide, provide against, beat up for recruits, open the door to, set one's house in order, make all snug, clear the decks, clear for action, close one's ranks, shuffle the cards, prepare oneself, serve an apprenticeship, lay oneself out for, get into harness, gird up one's loins, buckle on one's armor, reculer pour mieux sauter, prime and load, shoulder arms, get the steam up, put the horses to, guard against, make sure against, forearm, make sure, prepare for the evil day, have a rod in pickle, provide against a rainy day, feather one's nest, lay in provisions, make investments, keep on foot, be prepared, be ready, hold oneself in readiness, keep one's powder dry, lie in wait for, anticipate, principiis obstare, veniente occurrere morbo.
VB reduce to order, bring into order, introduce order into, rally, arrange, dispose, place, form, put in order, set in order, place in order, set out, collocate, pack, marshal, range, size, rank, group, parcel out, allot, distribute, deal, cast the parts, assign the parts, dispose of, assign places to, assort, sort, sift, riddle, put to rights, set to rights, put into shape, put in trim, put in array, apportion, class, classify, divide, file, string together, thread, register, catalogue, tabulate, index, graduate, digest, grade, methodize, regulate, systematize, coordinate, organize, settle, fix, unravel, disentangle, ravel, card, disembroil, feaze.
N assemblage, collection, collocation, colligation, compilation, levy, gathering, ingathering, muster, attroupement, team, concourse, conflux, congregation, contesseration, convergence, meeting, levee, reunion, drawing room, at home, conversazione, assembly, congress, convention, conventicle, gemote, conclave, posse, posse comitatus, Noah's ark, miscellany, collectanea, museum, menagerie, museology, crowd, throng, group, flood, rush, deluge, rabble, mob, press, crush, cohue, horde, body, tribe, crew, gang, knot, squad, band, party, swarm, shoal, school, covey, flock, herd, drove, atajo, bunch, drive, force, mulada, remuda, roundup, array, bevy, galaxy, corps, company, troop, troupe, task force, army, regiment, host, populousness, clan, brotherhood, fraternity, sorority, association, volley, shower, storm, cloud, group, cluster, Pleiades, clump, pencil, set, batch, lot, pack, budget, assortment, bunch, parcel, packet, package, bundle, fascine, fasces, bale, seron, seroon, fagot, wisp, truss, tuft, shock, rick, fardel, stack, sheaf, haycock, fascicle, fascicule, fasciculus, gavel, hattock, stook, accumulation, congeries, heap, lump, pile, rouleau, tissue, mass, pyramid, bing, drift, snowball, snowdrift, acervation, cumulation, glomeration, agglomeration, conglobation, conglomeration, conglomerate, coacervate, coacervation, coagmentation, aggregation, concentration, congestion, omnium gaterum, spicilegium, black hole of Calcutta, quantity, collector, gatherer, whip, whipper in, assembled, closely packed, dense, serried, crowded to suffocation, teeming, swarming, populous, as thick as hops, all of a heap, fasciculated cumulative, the plot thickens, acervatim, tibi seris tibi metis.
VB assemble, collect, muster, meet, unite, join, rejoin, cluster, flock, swarm, surge, stream, herd, crowd, throng, associate, congregate, conglomerate, concentrate, precipitate, center round, rendezvous, resort, come together, flock get together, pig together, forgather, huddle, reassemble, assemble, muster, bring together, get together, put together, draw together, scrape together, lump together, collect, collocate, colligate, get, whip in, gather, hold a meeting, convene, convoke, convocate, rake up, dredge, heap, mass, pile, pack, put up, truss, cram, acervate, agglomerate, aggregate, compile, group, aggroup, concentrate, unite, collect into a focus, bring into a focus, amass, accumulate, collect in a dragnet, heap Ossa upon Pelion.
N hindrance, prevention, preclusion, obstruction, stoppage, embolus, embolism, infarct, interruption, interception, interclusion, hindrance, impedition, retardment, retardation, embarrassment, oppilation, coarctation, stricture, restriction, restraint, inhibition, blockade, interference, interposition, obtrusion, discouragement, discountenance, impediment, let, obstacle, obstruction, knot, knag, check, hitch, contretemps, screw loose, grit in the oil, bar, stile, barrier, turnstile, turnpike, gate, portcullis, beaver dam, trocha, barricade, wall, dead wall, sea wall, levee breakwater, groyne, bulkhead, block, buffer, stopper, boom, dam, weir, burrock, drawback, objection, stumbling-block, stumbling-stone, lion in the path, snag, snags and sawyers, encumbrance, incumbrance, clog, skid, shoe, spoke, drag, drag chain, drag weight, stay, stop, preventive, prophylactic, load, burden, fardel, onus, millstone round one's neck, impedimenta, dead weight, lumber, pack, nightmare, Ephialtes, incubus, old man of the sea, remora, difficulty, insuperable, obstacle, estoppel, ill wind, head wind, trammel, tether, hold back, counterpoise, damper, wet blanket, hinderer, marplot, killjoy, party pooper, party crasher, interloper, trail of a red herring, opponent, hindering, obstructive, obstruent, impeditive, impedient, intercipient, prophylactic, impedimentary, in the way of, unfavorable, onerous, burdensome, cumbrous, cumbersome, obtrusive, hindered, windbound, waterlogged, heavy laden, hard pressed, unassisted &c (assist), single-handed, alone, deserted, occurrent nubes.
VB place, situate, locate, localize, make a place for, put, lay, set, seat, station, lodge, quarter, post, install, house, stow, establish, fix, pin, root, graft, plant, shelve, pitch, camp, lay down, deposit, reposit, cradle, moor, tether, picket, pack, tuck in, embed, imbed, vest, invest in, billet on, quarter upon, saddle with, load, lade, freight, pocket, put up, bag, inhabit, domesticate, colonize, take root, strike root, anchor, cast anchor, come to an anchor, sit down, settle down, settle, take up one's abode, take up one's quarters, plant oneself, establish oneself, locate oneself, squat, perch, hive, se nicher, bivouac, burrow, get a footing, encamp, pitch one's tent, put up at, put up one's horses at, keep house, endenizen, naturalize, adopt, put back, replace.
VB become small, become smaller, lessen, decrease, grow less, dwindle, shrink, contract, narrow, shrivel, collapse, wither, lose flesh, wizen, fall away, waste, wane, ebb, decay, be smaller than, fall short of, not come up to, render smaller, lessen, diminish, contract, draw in, narrow, coarctate, boil down, constrict, constringe, condense, compress, squeeze, corrugate, crimp, crunch, crush, crumple up, warp, purse up, pack, squeeze, stow, pinch, tighten, strangle, cramp, dwarf, bedwarf, shorten, circumscribe, restrain, (subtraction) 38 abrade, pare, reduce, attenuate, rub down, scrape, file, file down, grind, grind down, chip, shave, shear, wear down.
back pack, blister pack, bubble pack, butt pack, disc pack, disk pack, face pack, fanny pack, ice pack, pack animal, pack away, pack horse, pack ice, pack in, pack of cards, pack of troubles, pack off, pack on, pack rat, pack riding, pack saddle, pack tent, pack thread, pack together, power pack, six pack, waist pack, wolf pack