pack

Noun

• a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

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

• a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

• a group of hunting animals

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

• an association of criminals
  • police tried to break up the gang
    
  • a pack of thieves
    

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

• a complete collection of similar things

• a large indefinite number
  • a battalion of ants
    
  • a multitude of TV antennas
    
  • a plurality of religions
    

Verb

• 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
    

• load with a pack

• have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
  • This powder compacts easily
    
  • Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
    

• seal with packing
  • pack the faucet
    

• press down tightly
  • tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
    

• hike with a backpack
  • Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
    

• press tightly together or cram
  • The crowd packed the auditorium
    

• have with oneself; have on one's person
  • She always takes an umbrella
    
  • I always carry money
    
  • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
    

• set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
  • pack a jury
    

• carry, as on one's back
  • Pack your tents to the top of the mountain
    

• compress into a wad
  • wad paper into the box
    

• fill to capacity
  • This singer always packs the concert halls
    
  • The murder trial packed the court house
    

• arrange in a container
  • pack the books into the boxes
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  face pack , clique , coterie , ingroup , inner circle , camp , gang , ring , mob , battalion , large number , multitude , plurality , load down , compact , tamp down , tamp , backpack , throng , pile , jam , carry , take , bundle , wad
• Antonyms: 
  unpack , take out