to pack
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4.5
- verb
- /pæk/
- At his desk, he packed the hundred-dollar bills into a padded Jiffy envelope and stapled it shut.
- packed the column
Examples
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The older and more fragile volumes have been packed away in sturdy boxes of woven kairn grass.
Fiction book (1991) -
I've got that thing packed away in the cargo hold.
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OK, we're going to go in and pack this onto the lid.
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Just going to break up the bottom there and pack soil around the root ball.
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And I'm going to pack that all onto the lid right here.
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But instead they used to pack it with corn husks.
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Nan completed her grades, packed, and drove to Mississippi.
Fiction book (1998) -
His uncle set aside two big ones for dinner and packed the rest into the bulging creels.
Fiction book (1999) -
To ensure the canister didn't leak, they packed it tightly with foam.
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Before sealing the box, she checked to make sure it was packed securely with bubble wrap.
Synonyms
288
2.5
To close something tightly to stop air or water getting in
257
2.0
To fill something tightly with things
1
1.9
Close something tightly so nothing can get in or out
Antonyms
Idioms
- Offensive
Put people very close together with almost no space between them
Phrasal Verbs
- Offensive
14
9.9
To put your things into bags before you travel or move, like clothes and chargers
Compounds
- US
1
3.0
A clear plastic cover with small bubbles that holds a product on a piece of cardboard
How Secure
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pack to seal or secure by filling comes from the idea of stuffing a space so nothing moves, the same basic idea as filling a package. So to pack a valve or joint is to fill it with material to make a tight seal and stop leaks.