Pack (Verb)
Meaning 1
Set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 2
Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 4
Seal with packing; "pack the faucet".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Load with a pack.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 6
Compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 7
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".
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Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
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Meaning 8
Press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 9
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".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 10
Carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 11
Fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "The murder trial packed the court house".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 12
Press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 13
Arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.