āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to pack
01
āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to put clothes and other things needed for travel into a bag, suitcase, etc.
Transitive: to pack a bag or similar container
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Yesterday, she packed her suitcase for the business trip.
āĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻ˛, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻ¸āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻā§āĻ¸ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to place items or goods into a container
Transitive: to pack sth into a container
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The workers packed the harvested apples into crates for shipping to the market.
āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻž
to tightly fill a space or container until it is completely full or even overflowing
Transitive: to pack a space or container
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Theatergoers packed the auditorium to enjoy the latest Broadway production.
āĻŦā§āĻ°āĻĄāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻļā§āĻˇ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ°āĻž āĻ
āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to make something more tightly packed or condensed, often by compressing or pressing it together
Transitive: to pack sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The workers packed the soil around the base of the tree to provide stability.
āĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ°āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛āĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to carry or convey goods, supplies, or equipment, typically on one's back or on the back of an animal
Transitive: to pack supplies or equipment
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She packed her camping equipment on her back and hiked into the wilderness for a weekend getaway.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻŋāĻ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ
āĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻšāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to envelop or encase something, typically a body part, in layers of cloth or material for therapeutic or medicinal purposes
Transitive: to pack a body part in cloth or material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
After the spa treatment, her body was packed in a warm, aromatic mud wrap to detoxify the skin.
āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°āĻāĻŋ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĢāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻˇā§āĻŖ, āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻĻāĻž āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻā§ āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
07
āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻŽā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to place or store items within a container or packaging to protect them from damage, breakage, or contamination
Transitive: to pack sth in a container or packaging
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Before storing in the pantry, she packs grains and cereals in airtight containers to preserve their quality.
āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§, āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻļāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ°ā§āĻ§ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻŖāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
7.1
āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ¸āĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to equip or burden an animal, typically a mule or horse, with a pack for carrying goods or supplies
Transitive: to pack an animal with sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She packed her donkey with baskets of fresh produce to take to the market.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¤āĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻŖā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
08
āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to have the property to be folded into a more compact form
Intransitive: to pack | to pack into sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The portable picnic table packs neatly into the trunk of the car for impromptu outings.
āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ¤āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸ā§āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
09
āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻāĻž
to have firearms or other weapons readily accessible and carried on one's body
Transitive: to pack a weapon
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The police officer always packs a backup handgun in an ankle holster.
āĻĒā§āĻ˛āĻŋāĻļ āĻ
āĻĢāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻāĻĒ āĻšā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻŋ āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻšāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
01
a convenient package or parcel of items, often small and commercially sold
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The grocery store sells a pack of six cans of soda.
02
āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ, āĻĻāĻ˛
a group of animals of the same type hunting or living together, particularly wolves
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The African wild dogs formed a tight-knit pack, working together to bring down large prey.
āĻāĻĢā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻĸāĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ āĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ¨āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
03
an organized group of criminals acting together
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A pack of smugglers operated along the border.
04
a clean pad or covering used to protect a wound, absorb fluids, or apply pressure or heat
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
A hot pack eased the patient's sore muscles.
05
a complete set or collection of similar items
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The shop sold a pack of markers for artists.
06
a large, indefinite number of things or people considered collectively
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
There was a pack of journalists outside the courthouse.
07
a bundle, typically carried on the back, containing personal belongings or supplies
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hiker 's pack was heavy with gear.
08
a cream or preparation applied to cleanse, tone, or treat the skin
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The beauty salon offers a rejuvenating pack for the skin.
09
a complete set of 52 standard playing cards
Dialect
British
BritishāĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The magician shuffled the pack expertly.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
packed
packer
packing
pack
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
