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Meaning
Noun
●
A
bundle
made
up and
prepared
to be
carried
; especially, a
bundle
to be
carried on
the back, but also a
load
for an
animal
, a bale.
●
A number or
quantity
equal
to the
contents
of a pack
●
A multitude.
●
In Collectives:
A number or
quantity
of
connected
or
similar
things; a collective.
●
A
full
set of
playing
cards
●
The
assortment
of
playing cards
used in a particular game.
●
A group of
hounds
or
dogs
,
hunting
or
kept
together.
●
A
wolfpack
:
a number of
wolves
,
hunting
together.
●
A
flock
of knots.
●
A group of people associated or
leagued
in a
bad
design or
practice
; a gang.
●
A group of Cub Scouts.
●
A
shook
of
cask
staves.
●
A
bundle
of
sheet iron
plates
for
rolling
simultaneously.
●
A large area of
floating
pieces
of
ice
driven
together
more or less
closely.
●
In Medicine & Bags:
An
envelope
, or
wrapping
, of
sheets
used in
hydropathic
practice
, called
dry
pack
,
wet
pack
,
cold pack
, etc;
according to
the method of treatment.
●
A
loose
,
lewd
, or
worthless
person.
●
In Snooker:
A
tight
group of
object balls
in
cue sports
. Usually the
reds
in snooker.
●
In Rugby:
The
forwards
in a
rugby
team (eight in Rugby Union,
six
in Rugby League) who with the
opposing
pack
constitute
the scrum.
●
In Roller derby:
The
largest
group of
blockers
from both
teams
skating
in
close
proximity.
Verb
●
To
put
or
bring
things together in a
limited
or
confined space
, especially for
storage
or transport.
To make a
pack
of; to
arrange
closely
and
securely
in a
pack
; hence, to place and
arrange
compactly
as in
a
pack
To
fill in
the
manner
of a
pack
, that is,
compactly
and
securely
,
as for
transportation
; hence, to
fill
closely
or to
repletion
; to
stow away
within; to cause to be
full
; to
crowd
into.
To
wrap
in a
wet
or
dry
sheet
, within
numerous
coverings.
To make
impervious
, such as by
filling
or
surrounding
with
suitable
material
, or to
fit
or
adjust
so as to
move
without
allowing
air
, water, or
steam
inside.
To
make up
packs
,
bales
, or
bundles
; to
stow
articles
securely
for transportation.
To form a
compact
mass
, especially
in order for
transportation.
To
gather
together in
flocks
,
herds
,
schools
or
similar
groups
of animals.
To
combine
(telegraph
messages
) in order to
send
them more
cheaply
as a
single
transmission.
●
In Card games:
To cheat.
To
sort
and
arrange
(the
cards
) in the
pack
to give
oneself
an
unfair
advantage
●
To cheat.
To
bring together
or
make up
unfairly
, in order to
secure
a certain result.
To
contrive
unfairly
or
fraudulently
; to plot.
To
put together
for
morally
wrong
purposes
; to
join in
cahoots.
●
To
load
with a pack
●
to
load
; to encumber.
●
To
move
,
send
or carry.
To cause
to go
; to
send away
with
baggage
or
belongings
; especially, to
send away
peremptorily
or
suddenly
; – sometimes with off. See
pack
off.
To
depart
in haste
; –
generally
with off or away.
To
carry
weapons
, especially
firearms
, on
one's
person.
●
In American English & Western US English:
To
move
,
send
or carry.
To
transport
in a
pack
, or in the
manner
of a
pack
(on the
backs
of
men
or animals).
●
In LGBT:
To
move
,
send
or carry.
To
wear
an
object
, such as a
prosthetic
penis
, inside one’s
trousers
to
appear
more
male
or masculine.
●
In Sports:
To
block
a
shot
, especially in basketball.
●
In Rugby:
To
play
together
cohesively
,
specially
with
reference
to their
technique
in the scrum.
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Wiktionary
Origin
pack
English
pak
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Stack
Compress
Box
Crew
Bunch
Kennel
Assemble
Antonyms
Unpack
Unbox
Related
Bag
Bundle
Pile
Bottle
Load
Kit
Cart
Tin
Wrap
Store
Carton
Suitcase
Jar
Haul
Crate
Pouch
Container
Bowl
Tote
Buy
Bags
Purchase
Mix
Tray
Pull
Ship
Eat
Stash
Transport
Sell
Pocket
Bucket
Stock
Cook
Lift
Collection
Fill
Print
Rucksack
Pod
Grab
Zip
Consume
Combo
Card
Squad
Stockpile
Bar
Fold
Sheet
Manufacture
Arrange
Piece
Wear
Hold
Boxes
Wash
Pick Up
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Rhymes
Sac
Yak
Mac
Sack
Rack
Jack
Cack
Zack
Fack
Flak
Iraq
Tack
Lack
Tach
Hack
Pack
Frak
Yack
Back
Jack
Stack
Knack
Whack
Black
Quack
Slack
Flack
Track
Vlach
Aback
Brach
Crack
Thack
Smack
Snack
Wrack
Shack
Alack
Unpack
Thwack
Chiraq
Attack
Awrack
Plaque
Jacques
Bivouac
Slanshack
Insomniac
Diclofenac
Hark Back
Radio Shack
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