pack

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A pact.

2. 2noun

   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.

3. 3noun

   A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden.

4. 4noun

   A number or quantity of connected or similar things

5. 5noun

   A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack.

6. 6noun

   A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.

7. 7noun

   A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or knaves.

8. 8noun

   A shook of cask staves.

9. 9noun

   A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously.

10. 10noun

    A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.

11. 11noun

    An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.

12. 12noun

    A loose, lewd, or worthless person. See Baggage.

13. 13noun

    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.

14. 14noun

    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.

15. 15noun

    To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly.

16. 16noun

    Hence: To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; as, to pack a jury or a causes.

17. 17noun

    To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.

18. 18noun

    To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse.

19. 19noun

    To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; -- sometimes with off; as, to pack a boy off to school.

20. 20noun

    To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or beasts).

21. 21noun

    To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack., 5.

22. 22noun

    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.

23. 23intransitive verb

    To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.

24. 24intransitive verb

    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.

25. 25intransitive verb

    To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin to pack.

26. 26intransitive verb

    To depart in haste; -- generally with off or away.

27. 27intransitive verb

    To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion.

28. 28noun

    a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)

29. 29noun

    a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

30. 30noun

    a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect

31. 31noun

    a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

32. 32noun

    a complete collection of similar things

33. 33noun

    a group of hunting animals

34. 34noun

    an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

    Synonyms

    campcliquecoterieingroup
35. 35noun

    an association of criminals

    "police tried to break up the gang"

    "a pack of thieves"

    Synonyms

    gangmobring
36. 36noun

    a large indefinite number

    "a battalion of ants"

    "a multitude of TV antennas"

    Synonyms

    battalionmultitudeplurality
37. 37verb

    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"

38. 38verb

    carry, as on one's back

    "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"

39. 39verb

    arrange in a container

    "pack the books into the boxes"

40. 40verb

    load with a pack

41. 41verb

    compress into a wad

    "wad paper into the box"

    Synonyms

    bundlecompactwad
42. 42verb

    have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

    "This powder compacts easily"

    "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"

    Synonyms

    compact
43. 43verb

    seal with packing

    "pack the faucet"

44. 44verb

    press down tightly

    "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

    Synonyms

    tamp
45. 45verb

    hike with a backpack

    "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"

    Synonyms

    backpack
46. 46verb

    press tightly together or cram

    "The crowd packed the auditorium"

    Synonyms

    jammobpilethrong
47. 47verb

    fill to capacity

    "This singer always packs the concert halls"

    "The murder trial packed the court house"

48. 48verb

    set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome

    "pack a jury"

49. 49verb

    have with oneself; have on one's person

    "She always takes an umbrella"

    "I always carry money"

    Synonyms

    carrytake