pack together
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Definition
Verb: - To make something more dense or consolidated by applying force or arranging items closely; to reduce the volume or space something occupies by pressing or squeezing.
Usage
This verb describes the action of compressing items or materials into a smaller space, either physically or metaphorically. It often implies an increase in density or efficiency of arrangement. - You need to pack together the clothes tightly to fit everything in the suitcase. - The software can pack together multiple image files into a single archive.
Advanced Usage
- Technical/Computing Context: Refers to data compression, where information is encoded to use fewer bits.
- The algorithm is designed to pack together the video data without significant quality loss.
Variants and Related Words
- Pack (verb): To put items into a container for storage or transport.
- Compress (verb): To press or squeeze something so that it occupies less space. This is a direct synonym in many contexts.
- Compact (verb): To make something firmer or more densely packed.
Synonyms
- Compress
- Condense
- Compact
- Consolidate
Related Phrasal Verbs
(This term itself is a phrasal verb. Common related simple verbs are listed above.)
Related Idioms
- Pack it in: To stop doing something.
- After hours of work, he decided to pack it in for the day.(Note: This idiom uses "pack" but has a different meaning and is not directly related to "pack together".)
Verb
- make more compact by or as if by pressing
- compress the data