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pack
verb(pack)
press down tightly
Synonyms: tamp, tamp down,
pack
noun(pack)
a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
Synonyms: face pack,
pack
noun(pack)
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Synonyms: camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle,
pack
verb(pack)
have with oneself; have on one's person
Synonyms: carry, take,
Examples:
She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains.
pack
verb(pack)
hike with a backpack
Synonyms: backpack,
Examples:
Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies.
pack
verb(pack)
compress into a wad
Synonyms: bundle, compact, wad,
pack
verb(pack)
press tightly together or cram
Synonyms: jam, mob, pile, throng,
Examples:
The crowd packed the auditorium.
pack
noun(pack)
an association of criminals
Synonyms: gang, mob, ring,
Examples:
A pack of thieves.
pack
noun(pack)
a large indefinite number
Synonyms: battalion, large number, multitude, plurality,
pack
verb(pack)
load with a pack
Synonyms: load down,
pack
verb(pack)
have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
Synonyms: compact,
Examples:
Such odd-shaped items do not pack well.
pack
noun(pack)
a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
pack
noun(pack)
a complete collection of similar things
pack
noun(pack)
a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
pack
noun(pack)
a group of hunting animals
pack
verb(pack)
arrange in a container
Antonyms: unpack,
Examples:
Pack the books into the boxes.
pack
noun(pack)
a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
pack
verb(pack)
carry, as on one's back
pack
verb(pack)
fill to capacity
Examples:
This singer always packs the concert halls.
The murder trial packed the court house.
pack
verb(pack)
seal with packing
Examples:
Pack the faucet.
pack
verb(pack)
set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
Examples:
Pack a jury.
pack
verb(pack)
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
Examples:
The nurse packed gauze in the wound.
You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice.

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