Definition of pack
Nouns
a large indefinite number
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- battalion, large number, multitude, plurality
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large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
a complete collection of similar things
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disc pack, disk pack
(computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
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deck, deck of cards, pack of cards
a pack of 52 playing cards
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accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
an association of criminals
"a pack of thieves"
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nest
a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality
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sleeper nest
a nest of sleepers awaiting a prearranged signal
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youth gang
a gang whose members are teenagers
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association
a formal organization of people or groups of people
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
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- camp, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle
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Bloomsbury Group
an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
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bohemia
a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style
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brain trust, kitchen cabinet
an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government
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loop
an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan)
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cabal, camarilla, faction, junto
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
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junta, military junta
a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
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maffia, mafia
any tightly knit group of trusted associates
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faction, sect
a dissenting clique
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splinter group
a faction or sect that has broken away from its parent organization
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left, left wing
those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare
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right, right wing
those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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old guard
a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
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pro-choice faction
those who argue that the decision to have an induced abortion should be made by the mother
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pro-life faction
those who argue that induced abortion is killing and should be prohibited
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galere, rogue's gallery
a coterie of undesirable people
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hard core
the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement
a group of hunting animals
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wolf pack
a group of wolves hunting together
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animal group
a group of animals
a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
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- face pack
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corrective, restorative
a device for treating injury or disease
a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
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corrective, restorative
a device for treating injury or disease
Verbs
arrange in a container
"pack the books into the boxes"
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unpack
remove from its packing
- take out
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containerise, containerize
package in a container
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bag
put into a bag
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pouch
put into a small bag
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bundle, bundle up, roll up
make into a bundle
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stow
fill by packing tightly
fill to capacity
"This singer always packs the concert halls"
"The murder trial packed the court house"
compress into a wad
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puddle
work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud
carry, as on one's back
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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appoint, constitute, name, nominate
create and charge with a task or function
have with oneself; have on one's person
"She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
press tightly together or cram
"The crowd packed the auditorium"
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crowd, crowd together
to gather together in large numbers
hike with a backpack
"Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
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- backpack
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hike
walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise
press down tightly
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compact, compress, pack together
make more compact by or as if by pressing
have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
"Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
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be
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
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"
Vocabulary Lists for pack
- alarm
- award
- babysitter
- ball
- bark
- moron
- run
- catch
- pack
- pull