packverb
uk/pæk/us/pæk/pack verb (PUT INTO)
A2 [ I or T ] to put something into a bag, box, etc.:
[ T ] to put a material around something before putting it into a bag, box, etc. so that it will not break or be damaged:
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- Go and pack but don't hang around - we have to go in an hour.
- If we pack this evening, we can leave first thing in the morning.
- Don't forget to pack an overnight bag .
- It could be cold and wet so pack some sensible clothes.
- He had an old toy car that was still packed in its original box.
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Wrapping, packing and loading
- bag
- bottle
- Bubble Wrap
- bundle
- bundle sth up
- containerize
- load
- pack sth away
- package
- packaged
- packaging
- packet
- packing
- parcel
- parcel sth up
- shrink-wrap
- tinned
- vacuum-packed
- wrap
- wrap sth up
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pack verb (FILL)
[ I usually + adv/prep, T ] to come or bring together in large numbers or to fill a space:
More examples
- All the children's relatives and friends were packed into the tiny theatre.
- We were all packed together in a small upstairs room.
- Eager spectators packed the streets.
- Anderson's supporters packed the courtroom.
- Hundreds of angry demonstrators are continuing to pack the palace grounds.
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Filling and completing
- brick
- brick up sth
- brim
- crowd
- crowd sb/sth out
- fill
- filling
- jam
- occupancy
- occupy
- overcrowded
- overran
- overrun
- plug
- suffuse
- supersaturated
- tank
- tank up
- top sb up
- top sth up
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pack verb (MASS)
[ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause to) form into a solid mass:
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Squeezing and grinding
- compact
- compress
- compression
- concertina
- constrict
- crush
- depress
- firm
- gnash your teeth idiom
- grind
- ground
- mill
- pinch
- pound
- pulp
- pulverize
- scrunch
- shut
- shut sth in sth
- snap
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pack verb (CARRY)
[ T ] US slang to carry something, especially a gun:
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Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- bike
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- pick sb/sth up
- put sb down somewhere
- road haulage
- route
- spirit
- tear 1
- tear sb away
- tote
- transport
- transportation
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Phrasal verb(s)
packnoun [ C ]
uk/pæk/us/pæk/pack noun [ C ] (GROUP)
B2 a group, set, or collection of something:
C2 a group of animals, such as dogs, that live and/or hunt together:
an organized group of children who are brownies or cubs:
US also deck a set of playing cards:
mainly disapproving a group of similar people, especially one that contains people whose activities you do not approve of:
More examples
- The shop is giving away a sample pack to every customer.
- Pick a card from the pack.
- The girls wanted to join a Brownie pack .
- The whole report is a pack of lies.
- Those kids are a real pack of rogues.
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- portfolio
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
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pack noun [ C ] (CONTAINER)
mainly US a small paper or cardboard container in which a number of small objects are sold :
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- a pack of writing paper
- two packs of cookies
- We polished off three six-packs watching the game.
- Can you buy this type in a multi-pack?
- You've used a whole pack of tissues.
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Wrapping, packing and loading
- bag
- bottle
- Bubble Wrap
- bundle
- bundle sth up
- containerize
- load
- pack sth away
- package
- packaged
- packaging
- packet
- packing
- parcel
- parcel sth up
- shrink-wrap
- tinned
- vacuum-packed
- wrap
- wrap sth up
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pack noun [ C ] (BAG)
US also backpack a type of bag that you usually carry on your back when you are travelling
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Containers for carrying personal possessions
- attaché case
- backpack
- baggage
- billfold
- briefcase
- bumbag
- handbag
- hatbox
- haversack
- holdall
- kitbag
- purse
- shoulder bag
- sling
- sponge bag
- sporran
- suit bag
- suitcase
- toilet bag
- toiletry bag
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pack noun [ C ] (MASS)
a thick mass of a substance, often like clay, that is used as a beauty treatment for the face
a thick mass of cloth, etc. that can be put on an injury to stop any bleeding or swelling:
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Make-up & skin care
- argan oil
- barrier cream
- BB cream
- beauty
- blusher
- compact
- eye shadow
- fake tan
- greasepaint
- kohl
- lip balm
- lip gloss
- lippy
- lipsalve
- nail polish
- powder
- rouge
- slap
- SPF
- sunblock
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