packing
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈpækɪŋ/
:
embalaje
- She carefully labeled each box during the packing process to keep everything organized.
- the packing process
- a packing plant
- a packing slip
And by the time you're ready, packing, getting ready to leave, what's happening?
- And by the time you're ready, packing, getting ready to leave, what's happening?
Examples
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You go and finish the packing.
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After the children were in bed and the last packing was done, Rod could not sleep.
Fiction book (1998) -
Now it is time to finish packing all of this up.
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Today has by far been the worst packing moving day.
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I have so much packing to do!
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Okay, well, I have a little bit more packing to do.
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We have some packing to do.
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I had to hire a teenager to help with the packing and shipping.
Fiction book (2001) -
Anxious faces look up, and then the team returns to packing and preparing equipment.
Fiction book (1996) -
How's the packing going?
Synonyms
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2.9
The work of preparing and wrapping goods so they can be moved or sold
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1.0
Putting things into boxes to store or send them
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6.8
A cover that surrounds and protects something
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6.8
Putting something inside a small container to protect or hold it
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4.3
Putting things into a place carefully so they stay safe
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3.4
Gathering and tying things together to make a bundle
Packing goods into single loads to make moving and storing easier
Packing goods into a ship or container so they stay safe
Compounds
- Specialized
A small metal piece you tighten to press seal material and stop leaks on valves or pumps
How Careful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Packing comes from the verb pack, which means 'to put things together to carry', and is related to package; imagine putting items into a box. That's why packing also means the action of enclosing and preparing things for transport.