pack

pack1 [ pæk ] verb ***

▸ 1 put in container to move

▸ 2 protect in container

▸ 3 fill place completely

▸ 4 press to hard solid mass

▸ 5 carry gun

▸ 6 meeting/committee

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) intransitive or transitive to put your possessions into a bag, suitcase, or box so that you can take or send them somewhere:

It didn't take her long to pack the few clothes she would need.

Haven't you packed yet?

pack a bag/suitcase etc.: He was still packing his suitcase when the taxi came.

pack someone something: I've packed you a few sandwiches in case you get hungry.

2. ) transitive often passive to put a material around something inside a container so that it does not break when it is moved or sent somewhere:

The plates were still packed in newspaper.

a ) to cover food with a substance inside a container so that it does not decay:

packed in oil/salt/ice: sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil

b ) to put goods into containers so that they can be sent somewhere and sold:

This is where the fruit is packed.

3. ) transitive to fill a place completely:

Eager spectators packed the courtroom.

4. ) transitive to press something such as soil or snow into a solid hard mass:

Pat the soil down, but do not pack it too tightly.

5. ) intransitive or transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to carry a gun with you

6. ) transitive to dishonestly arrange for a lot of people who support your views to be on a committee or in a meeting:

Opposition members felt the conference had been packed with government supporters.

pack a punch

1. ) to have a strong effect:

The play still packs a punch, as last week's production proved.

2. ) to be able to hit someone hard with your FIST

pack your bags INFORMAL

to get ready to leave a person or place permanently, especially after a disagreement:

She told him to pack his bags.

send someone packing INFORMAL

to tell someone in a rude and unfriendly way to go away:

You should send him packing if he behaves like that again.

,pack a`way phrasal verb transitive

1. ) to put something back into the container where it is stored, after you have finished using it:

We packed away the picnic things and started walking home.

2. ) INFORMAL to eat a large quantity of food:

She can really pack it away.

,pack `in phrasal verb transitive

1. ) INFORMAL to attract very large audiences:

The play was still packing them in after several weeks.

2. ) to fill something with a lot of people or things:

The more people they can pack in, the more money they make.

3. ) to fill a period of time with a lot of activities:

He packed in an amazing amount in such a short life.

4. ) MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL to stop doing something, especially a job:

A year ago, she packed in her job to join the band.

a ) pack it in BRITISH INFORMAL used for telling someone to stop doing something that is annoying you

5. ) BRITISH INFORMAL to end a sexual or romantic relationship with someone

,pack `into phrasal verb transitive

pack someone/something into something to fit a lot of people or things into a place in large numbers or quantities:

He had managed to pack six of his friends into his car.

a. pack into something to fit into a place:

At least 150,000 people packed into Manezh Square.

b. pack something into something to fit a lot of activities into a period of time:

The festival offers 16 different shows, all packed into one weekend.

,pack `off phrasal verb transitive INFORMAL

to send someone away somewhere suddenly:

To avoid family disgrace, she was packed off to a treatment center.

,pack `up phrasal verb

1. ) intransitive or transitive to put things into a bag, suitcase, or box so that you can take or send them somewhere:

He simply packed up his belongings and moved out on Tuesday.

2. ) intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to finish work for the day by putting work or equipment away

3. ) intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL if a machine or piece of equipment packs up, it stops working

4. ) intransitive or transitive BRITISH INFORMAL to stop doing something, especially a job

pack

pack 2 [ pæk ] noun count **

▸ 1 things wrapped together

▸ 2 box of cigarettes/cards

▸ 3 bag you carry on back

▸ 4 group of animals

▸ 5 group behind race leader

▸ 6 group of people

▸ 7 group of children

▸ 8 military vehicle group

▸ 9 for stopping bleeding

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) a set of things such as products wrapped or tied together:

Envelopes are cheaper if you buy them in packs of 100.

a ) a set of documents wrapped together:

On registration we will send you a membership pack.

2. ) a box of cigarettes:

She smoked two packs a day.

pack of: a pack of cigarettes

a ) MAINLY BRITISH a box of playing cards:

pack of: Do you have a pack of cards?

3. ) a bag you carry on your back, used especially by soldiers or people walking in the countryside, for carrying clothes and equipment

4. ) a group of wild animals that live and hunt together, especially WOLVES

a ) a group of HOUNDS (=dogs) that are trained to hunt together

5. ) the main group of people following behind the leader or leaders in a race or competition:

With 16 laps to go, Gordon was leading the pack.

6. ) a group of people who do something together. This word shows that you dislike these people:

What a pack of busybodies they are!

7. ) a group of children belonging to the CUB SCOUTS or the BROWNIES

8. ) a group of military vehicles, especially airplanes or SUBMARINES, that travel and fight together

9. ) a thick mass of cloth that you press on a cut to stop the blood

lead the pack or be ahead of the pack

to be more successful than other people you are competing with:

This kind of innovation will keep the company ahead of the pack.

a pack of lies

a story that has nothing true in it:

You've told me a complete pack of lies, haven't you?