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PACK

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

package; parcel (a wrapped container)

Derivation:

pack (arrange in a container)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bundle (especially one carried on the back)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)

Derivation:

pack (carry, as on one's back)

pack (load with a pack)

pack (hike with a backpack)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

corrective; restorative (a device for treating injury or disease)

Derivation:

pack (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)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A cream that cleanses and tones the skin

Synonyms:

face pack; pack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

corrective; restorative (a device for treating injury or disease)

Sense 5

Meaning:

A complete collection of similar things

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):

disc pack; disk pack ((computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device)

deck; deck of cards; pack of cards (a pack of 52 playing cards)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A group of hunting animals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

animal group (a group of animals)

Meronyms (members of "pack"):

hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):

wolf pack (a group of wolves hunting together)

Sense 7

Meaning:

An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Synonyms:

camp; clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; pack

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

band; circle; lot; set (an unofficial association of people or groups)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):

hard core (the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement)

galere; rogue's gallery (a coterie of undesirable people)

faction; sect (a dissenting clique)

maffia; mafia (any tightly knit group of trusted associates)

junta; military junta (a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power)

cabal; camarilla; faction; junto (a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue)

loop (an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan))

brain trust; kitchen cabinet (an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government)

bohemia (a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style)

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)

Sense 8

Meaning:

An association of criminals

Example:

a pack of thieves

Synonyms:

gang; mob; pack; ring

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)

Meronyms (members of "pack"):

gangster; mobster (a criminal who is a member of gang)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):

nest (a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality)

youth gang (a gang whose members are teenagers)

Holonyms ("pack" is a member of...):

gangdom; gangland; organized crime (underworld organizations)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A large indefinite number

Example:

a plurality of religions

Synonyms:

battalion; large number; multitude; pack; plurality

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):

large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Example:

You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

care for; treat (provide treatment for)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he pack his foot?

Derivation:

pack (a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Carry, as on one's back

Example:

Pack your tents to the top of the mountain

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

carry; transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

pack (a bundle (especially one carried on the back))

packing (carrying something in a pack on the back)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Arrange in a container

Example:

pack the books into the boxes

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

case; encase; incase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pack"):

containerise; containerize (package in a container)

bag (put into a bag)

bundle; bundle up; roll up (make into a bundle)

stow (fill by packing tightly)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something

Sentence example:

They pack the books into the box

Antonym:

unpack (remove from its packing)

Derivation:

packing (the enclosure of something in a package or box)

packer (a workman employed to pack things into containers)

package (a collection of things wrapped or boxed together)

pack (a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film))

Sense 4

Meaning:

Load with a pack

Synonyms:

load down; pack

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

lade; laden; load; load up (fill or place a load on)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

pack (a bundle (especially one carried on the back))

Sense 5

Meaning:

Compress into a wad

Example:

wad paper into the box

Synonyms:

bundle; compact; pack; wad

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Verb group:

compact; pack (have the property of being packable or of compacting easily)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pack"):

puddle (work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

packing (any material used especially to protect something)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

Example:

Such odd-shaped items do not pack well

Synonyms:

compact; pack

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))

Verb group:

bundle; compact; pack; wad (compress into a wad)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s Adjective

Sense 7

Meaning:

Seal with packing

Example:

pack the faucet

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

seal; seal off (make tight; secure against leakage)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 8

Meaning:

Press down tightly

Example:

tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso

Synonyms:

pack; tamp; tamp down

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

compact; compress; pack together (make more compact by or as if by pressing)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 9

Meaning:

Hike with a backpack

Example:

Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies

Synonyms:

backpack; pack

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

hike (walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise)

"Pack" entails doing...:

pack (carry, as on one's back)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue pack

Derivation:

pack (a bundle (especially one carried on the back))

packer (a hiker who wears a backpack)

packer (a wholesaler in the meat-packing business)

packing (carrying something in a pack on the back)

Sense 10

Meaning:

Press tightly together or cram

Example:

The crowd packed the auditorium

Synonyms:

jam; mob; pack; pile; throng

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

crowd; crowd together (to gather together in large numbers)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sense 11

Meaning:

Fill to capacity

Example:

The murder trial packed the court house

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)

Cause:

jam; mob; pack; pile; throng (press tightly together or cram)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 12

Meaning:

Set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome

Example:

pack a jury

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

appoint; constitute; name; nominate (create and charge with a task or function)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 13

Meaning:

Have with oneself; have on one's person

Example:

She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains

Synonyms:

carry; pack; take

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):

feature; have (have as a feature)

Verb group:

carry (have or possess something abstract)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They pack more bread

Credits

 Context examples: 

I packed my things, banged the hall door behind me, and set off for Esher, with my bag in my hand.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A benign endocervical polypoid epithelial hyperplasia characterized by the presence of tightly packed glandular structures.

(Cervical Microglandular Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)

“As well hold parley with a pack of ravening wolves,” said the French captain.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)

A reduction in the number of red blood cells, the amount of hemoglobin, and/or the volume of packed red blood cells.

(Anemia, NCI Thesaurus)

My brother had ordered the packs from Ledbury’s, in Bond Street.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He simply swung his pack upon his back and continued upon his march.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He saw that with but one earth-box left, and a pack of men following like dogs after a fox, this London was no place for him.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Formation by cetrifugation of a tightly packed sample in the bottom of a tube.

(Pellet Formation, NCI Thesaurus)

Without the packing, the wound could close without healing the deep areas of the wound.

(Packing Material, NCI Thesaurus)

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