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pack in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. hike with a backpack
    "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
    backpack  pack 
  2. compress into a wad
    "wad paper into the box"
    pack  bundle  wad  compact 
  3. 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"
    carry  pack  take 
  4. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
    "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
    compact  pack 
  5. press tightly together or cram
    "The crowd packed the auditorium"
    throng  mob  pack  pile  jam 
  6. load with a pack
    pack  load down 
  7. 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"
    pack 
  8. arrange in a container
    "pack the books into the boxes"
    pack 
  9. seal with packing
    "pack the faucet"
    pack 
  10. press down tightly
    "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
    tamp down  tamp  pack 
  11. carry, as on one's back
    "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"
    pack 
  12. fill to capacity
    "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "The murder trial packed the court house"
    pack 
  13. set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
    "pack a jury"
    pack 
noun
  1. a large indefinite number
    "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
    battalion  large number  multitude  plurality  pack 
  2. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
    clique  coterie  ingroup  inner circle  pack  camp 
  3. a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
    pack  face pack 
  4. an association of criminals
    "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
    gang  pack  ring  mob 
  5. a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
    pack 
  6. a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
    pack 
  7. a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
    pack 
  8. a group of hunting animals
    pack 
  9. a complete collection of similar things
    pack 
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