pack
/pæk/ verb A2- To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack · to pack goods in a box; to pack fish
- 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. · to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater
- To wrap in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. · The doctor gave Kelly some sulfa pills and packed his arm in hot-water bags.
- To make impervious, such as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without allowing air, water, or steam inside. · to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine; pack someone's arm with ice.
- To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
- To form a compact mass, especially in order for transportation. · the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well
- To gather together in flocks, herds, schools or similar groups of animals. · the grouse or the perch begin to pack
- To combine (telegraph messages) in order to send them more cheaply as a single transmission.
He/she/it packs · Past packed · Past participle packed · -ing form packing
Verb forms
- Base form
- pack
- He/she/it
- packs
- Past
- packed
- Past participle
- packed
- -ing form
- packing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- pack away To store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially...
- pack in To give up, to quit.
- pack off To send away, with belongings, for a long time.
- pack on To add (fat, muscle, etc.) so as to increase mass or bulk.
- pack out To fill with spectators, passengers etc.
- pack up To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat.
From the library
“They take orders from the Head of the Pack, and not from any striped cattle-killer.
He shall live to run with the Pack and to hunt with the Pack; and in the end, look you, hunter of little naked cubs--frog-eater--fish-killer--he shall hunt thee!
He had almost forgotten the days when he won Mother Wolf in fair fight from five other wolves, when she ran in the Pack and was not called The Demon for compliment’s sake.
We will see what the Pack will say to this fostering of man-cubs.
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