pack
- noun
- /pæk/
- Cigarette?" He took a crushed pack out of his pocket and held it out.
- a pack of cigarettes
- a pack a day
- battery pack
And then I got her a pack of no show socks.
- And then I got her a pack of no show socks.
- And the way it works is you have this pack and you hold it up.
- And I went in and I bought a pack of Ginster pies for a pound.
- So the M&S;, it's like a pack of pack of seven.
Examples
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And then I got her a pack of no show socks.
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So I got a pack, a six pack of these ELF nail files.
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- Does anyone have a pack of cards?
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Oh, a pack of ice... will help.
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The students can take these packs home and share the packs with other members of their families.
Academic text (2015) -
OK, In the pack you get numerous screws.
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Free camera with each 12-pack.
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Is this right here my hip pack or Fanny pack?
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The priest opened his pack a little shakily and took out a metal mug.
Fiction book (1990) -
She bought a pack of gum at the store.
Synonyms
A box or parcel that holds goods for delivery
A group of similar things gathered together, like books or stamps
A group of tools and items for a particular purpose
A small package for items like seeds or papers
A group of things tied or wrapped together
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Put people very close together with almost no space between them
Compounds
- US
A clear plastic cover with small bubbles that holds a product on a piece of cardboard
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pack originally meant a 'bundle' of things, and it is the same idea behind package and packet. So a pack is simply a small collection or set of items carried or sold together.