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to packing

to packing

11 9.2
To carry a gun or other weapon on your body
  • verb
  • /ˈpækɪŋ/
  • NSFW
: andar armado
  • He was always packing a gun when he went out at night for safety.

So there was a time when I used to pack a gun with me everywhere.

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Examples

  • So there was a time when I used to pack a gun with me everywhere.

    Rich Roll

  • I saw a video somewhere online, the bat was packing the GAT.

  • So there was a time when I used to pack a gun with me everywhere.

    Rich Roll

  • If there's one thing, we don't even pack a gun in different kind of ways.

  • In the dangerous neighborhood, many locals are packing heat for protection.

  • The security guards are packing firearms to ensure the safety of the event.

Synonyms

to pack heat
vsto packing
  • NSFW
9 9.9

To carry a gun on your body for protection

refers to carrying a weapon without stressing protection or readiness

Antonyms

unarmed
135 2.7

A person who is not carrying any weapons

Phrasal Verbs

to send someone packing
  • Informal
24 7.9

Make someone leave quickly and forcefully

to send packing
  • Informal
6.5

To make someone leave quickly to show they are not wanted

Compounds

meat packing
9 3.0

A process that kills animals and prepares their meat to sell in shops

packing plant
  • US
7 3.2

A factory that kills and packs animals to sell as meat

packing material
5 2.5

Material like bubble wrap that protects things during shipping or storage

packing box
3 1.0

A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage

packing case
1 2.3

A large strong box used to hold goods for storage or shipping

meat-packing business
1 3.0

An industry that processes and packs meat for shops

packing nut
  • Specialized
1 9.3

A small metal piece you tighten to press seal material and stop leaks on valves or pumps

packing box
  • Specialized
7.5

A small space holding soft material around a moving shaft to stop leaks

packing needle
  • Specialized
7.0

A large strong needle that sews thick materials like canvas

Surface Forms

pack infinitive
packed past
packed past participle
packing present participle
packs third person singular

Morphology

packing = pack (transparent) = pack + ing

Present participle/gerund formation from 'pack'; the slang sense 'to carry a weapon' is an extension of 'to carry', so formation is regular.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the slang packing is to see it from pack as 'to carry', like in backpack; here the thing carried is a weapon. That is why to be packing in informal speech means to be carrying a gun or other weapon.