Packing is the paper, plastic, or other material which is put round things that are being sent somewhere.
2. See also pack
packing in British English
(ˈpækɪŋ)
noun
1.
a.
material used to cushion packed goods
b.
(as modifier)
a packing needle
2.
the packaging of foodstuffs
3. medicine
a.
the application of a medical pack
b.
gauze or other absorbent material for packing a wound
4. printing
sheets of material, esp paper, used to cover the platen or impression cylinder of a letterpress machine
5.
any substance or material used to make watertight or gastight joints, esp in a stuffing box
6. engineering
pieces of material of various thicknesses used to adjust the position of a component or machine before it is secured in its correct position or alignment
packing in American English
(ˈpækɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act or process of a person or thing that packs
; specif.,
a.
the large-scale, esp. commercial, processing and packaging of meats, fruits, or vegetables
b. Medicine
the filling of a wound or cavity with gauze, etc. to permit drainage and prevent closure
2.
any material used to pack, as excelsior, cardboard, etc. used in packages to cushion and brace the contents, a substance put around valves to make them watertight, etc.
packing in Chemical Engineering
(pækɪŋ)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Distillation)
Packing is an inert filling material which is used in a distillation tower (= a tall vessel for distillation) to bring a liquid and vapor together.
Packing provides extra interfacial area for liquid-vapor contact.
Packing is used to create the surface area for liquid-vapor contact, as liquids and vaporscompete for access through the same passages.
Packing is an inert filling material which is used in a distillation tower to bring a liquidand vapor together.
packing in Mechanical Engineering
(pækɪŋ)
noun
(Mechanical engineering: Fluid engineering)
Packing is a substance or material used to completely seal joints so that no gas or liquid can escape from them.
Insert some packing into the joints to make them watertight.
They tried to stop the leak by pressing packing into the joint.
Packing is a substance or material used to completely seal joints so that no gas or liquidcan escape from them.
More idioms containing
packing
send someone packing
Examples of 'packing' in a sentence
packing
Instead of a forest we had ladders and packing cases.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Both prices include postage and packing.
The Sun (2016)
They are bound for tropical climes, with something magical in one of their packing cases.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It would beat working in a boring office or packing boxes in a factory.
The Sun (2010)
The moon makes sure work ideas stand out to send any rivals packing.
The Sun (2012)
Both offers include post and packing charges.
The Sun (2015)
Both offers come with post and packing included.
The Sun (2015)
All these prices include post and packing.
The Sun (2011)
All offers are inclusive of post and packing.
The Sun (2013)
All offer prices include post and packing charges.
The Sun (2015)
So get collecting then get packing!
The Sun (2010)
Grab your case and get packing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The offer also includes five free sachets of plant food, and postage and packing is free.
The Sun (2016)
Once you know your bags are the right size, get packing.
The Sun (2013)
But it's the packing that really gets me down.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Years go by and the books are still in the packing cases, the shelves still empty.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Wooden packing cases, logs and branches of trees.
Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)
FOR the lucky ones it is time to brush up on your packing skills and get handy.
The Sun (2008)
I think she'd better get packing.
The Sun (2015)
The charity calendar is 7.99 plus 1.50 postage and packing.
The Sun (2008)
Both offers include postage and packing, saving another 4.95.
The Sun (2015)
It was just a huge packing box with a pen drawing inside of chairs and things, but to him it was a castle and the perfect present.
The Sun (2013)
The economics of postage and packing may mean that discount retailing remains largely, if not wholly, a bricks rather than clicks activity.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I spent my first summer there going in with the workers at 7am and helping out, counting yarns in the warehouse and packing boxes.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Word lists with
packing
Medical and surgical instruments and equipment
In other languages
packing
British English: packing NOUN
Packing is the paper, plastic, or other material which is put round things that are being sent somewhere.
My fingers shook as I pulled the packing from the box.
American English: packing
Brazilian Portuguese: embalagem
Chinese: 包装材料
European Spanish: embalaje
French: emballage
German: Verpackung
Italian: imballaggio
Japanese: 包装材
Korean: 패킹
European Portuguese: embalagem
Latin American Spanish: embalaje
Chinese translation of 'packing'
packing
(ˈpækɪŋ)
n(u)
(= act) 打包 (dǎbāo)
(= wrapping) 包装(裝)材料 (bāozhuāng cáiliào)
to do one's/the packing打包 (dǎbāo)
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All related terms of 'packing'
pack
( clothes ) 把 ... 打包 bǎ ... dǎbāo
postage and packing
邮(郵)费(費)及包装(裝)费(費) yóufèi jí bāozhuāngfèi
to send sb packing
( inf ) 把某人赶(趕)走 bǎ mǒurén gǎnzǒu
to do one's/the packing
打包 dǎbāo
pack in
( job ) 放弃(棄) fàngqì
pack off
▶ to pack sb off to school/bed etc 打发(發)某人上学(學)/上床睡觉(覺) 等 dǎfa mǒurén shàngxué/shàngchuáng shuìjiào děng
pack up
( Brit : inf : stop working ) 停止工作 tíngzhǐ gōngzuò