pack

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Meanings
noun
  • a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it.
    E.g. a pack of cigarettes
  • a group of wild animals, especially wolves, living and hunting together.
    E.g. a pack of wolves will encircle an ailing prey
  • a rucksack.
    E.g. we picked up our packs and trudged off
  • an expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas.
  • a hot or cold pad of absorbent material, especially as used for treating an injury.
verb
  • fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.
    E.g. I packed a bag and left
  • cram a large number of things into.
    E.g. it was a large room, packed with beds jammed side by side
  • carry (a gun).
    E.g. he packs a gun and keeps it at the ready
verb
  • fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.
    E.g. his efforts to pack the Supreme Court with men who shared his ideology

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