📒 to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home
- I haven't packed yet.
- I have to start packing for my trip.
- pack something I haven't packed my suitcase yet.
📒 to put something into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold
- pack something in/into something The pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the US.
- pack something up I carefully packed up the gifts.
- pack something up in/into something Ryan busied himself packing everything up into bags.
📒 to protect something that breaks easily by surrounding it with soft material
- The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper.
📒 to preserve food in a particular substance
📒 to fill something with a lot of people or things
- + adv./prep. We all packed together into one car.
- pack something (with something) Fans packed the hall to see the band.
- Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry.
📒 to press something such as snow or soil to form a thick hard mass
- Pack the earth down around the plant.
- a patch of packed snow
📒 to carry a gun
- to pack a gun
- Is he packing?
📒 to have something
- A storm packing 75 mph winds swept across the area last night.
📒 to leave a person or place permanently, especially after an argument
📒 to be capable of hitting somebody very hard
📒 to have a powerful effect on somebody
- The advertising campaign packs quite a punch.
📒 to tell somebody clearly or rudely to go away
- She tried to interfere but I sent her packing.