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pack 1 P0001700 (păk)n.1. a. A collection of items tied up or wrapped; a bundle.b. A container made to be carried on the body of a person or animal.2. The amount, as of food, that is processed and packaged at one time or in one season.3. A small package containing a standard number of identical or similar items: a pack of matches.4. a. A complete set of related items: a pack of cards.b. Informal A large amount; a heap: earned a pack of money.5. a. A group of animals, such as dogs or wolves, that run and hunt together.b. A gang of people: a pack of hoodlums.c. An organized troop having common interests: a Cub Scout pack.6. A mass of large pieces of floating ice driven together.7. Medicine a. Material, such as towels, sheets, or blankets that are used to swathe a patient or body part.b. A material, such as gauze, that is therapeutically inserted into a body cavity or wound.8. a. An ice pack used to reduce pain and inflammation.b. A cold pack.c. A hot pack.9. A cosmetic paste that is applied to the skin, allowed to dry, and then rinsed off.v. packed, pack·ing, packs v.tr.1. To fold, roll, or combine into a bundle; wrap up.2. a. To put into a receptacle for transporting or storing: pack one's belongings.b. To fill up with items: pack one's trunk.3. To process and put into containers in order to preserve, transport, or sell: packed the fruit in jars.4. a. To bring together (persons or things) closely; crowd together: managed to pack 300 students into the lecture hall.b. To fill up tight; cram.5. Medicine a. To wrap (a patient) in a pack.b. To insert a pack into (a body cavity or wound).6. To wrap tightly for protection or to prevent leakage: pack a valve stem.7. To press together; compact firmly: packed the clay and straw into bricks.8. Informal To carry, deliver, or have available for action: a thug who packed a pistol; a fighter who packs a hard punch.9. To send unceremoniously: The parents packed both children off to bed.10. To constitute (a voting panel) by appointment, selection, or arrangement in such a way that it is favorable to one's purposes or point of view; rig: "In 1937 Roosevelt threatened to pack the court" (New Republic).v.intr.1. To place one's belongings in boxes or luggage for transporting or storing.2. To be susceptible of compact storage: Dishes pack more easily than glasses.3. To form lumps or masses; become compacted.Phrasal Verb: pack on To gain (excess weight): has been packing on the pounds lately.Idiom: pack it in Informal To cease work or activity: Let's pack it in for the day.
[Middle English pak, possibly of Low German origin.]
pack′a·bil′i·ty n.pack′a·ble adj.
pack 2 P0001700 (păk)n. Variant of pac.pack a punch, pack it in - Pack a punch is of U.S. origin from the 1920s, as is pack it in.See also related terms for punch.pack it in
pack it inTo cease doing something, especially a job, hobby, or endeavor. Once he was no longer able to keep his hand steady, Tom knew he had to pack it in as a surgeon. Video games have gotten too expensive and time-consuming—I think I'm ready to pack it in.See also: packpack it in 1. Fig. to quit trying to do something; to give up trying something and quit. I was so distressed that I almost packed it in. I've had enough! I'm going to pack it in. 2. Fig. to go to bed. Good night. It's time for me to pack it in. We drove to a hotel and packed it in.See also: packpack it inStop working or abandon an activity, as in Let's pack it in for the day. This usage alludes to packing one's things before departing, and during World War I became military slang for being killed. It also is used as an imperative ordering someone to stop, as in Pack it in! I've heard enough out of you. In Britain it is also put as pack it up. [Colloquial; early 1900s] See also: packpack it in stop what you are doing. informalSee also: packˌpack it ˈin (informal, especially British English) stop doing something: Your guitar playing is getting on my nerves. Pack it in, will you? ♢ I didn’t like my last job so I packed it in.See also: pack pack it in Informal To cease work or activity: Let's pack it in for the day.See also: packpack it in, toTo give up; to stop trying. This term originated in the early twentieth century, and during World War I became military slang for dying. It alludes to packing one’s bags prior to departure. A definition appeared in Soldier and Sailor Words (1925): “To stop. To give up. To finish. To die.”See also: packEncyclopediaSeepackLegalSeePack |