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pack*/
[pæk] verb I
1) [I/T] to put your possessions into a bag, case, or box so that you can take or send them somewhere
Ant:
It didn't take her long to pack a few clothes.[/ex]
Haven't you packed yet?[/ex]
He was still packing his suitcase when the taxi came.[/ex]
I've packed you a few sandwiches in case you get hungry.[/ex]
2) [T] to put goods into containers so that they can be sent somewhere and sold
This is where the fruit is packed.[/ex]
They pack the anchovies in salt.[/ex]
3) [T] to fill a place completely
Eager spectators packed the courtroom.[/ex]
4) [T] to press something such as soil or snow into a solid hard mass
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- pack sth away
- pack sth in
- pack sth into sth
- pack up
- pack (sth) up
II
noun [C]
pack */[pæk]
1) a set of things such as products or documents that are wrapped together
On registration we will send you a membership pack.[/ex]
Envelopes are cheaper if you buy them in packs of 100.[/ex]
2) a paper or card box for something such as PLAYING CARDS or cigarettes
3) a bag that you carry on your back
4) a group of animals that live and hunt together
a pack of wolves[/ex]
5) showing disapproval
a group of people or things
There was a pack of reporters waiting outside.[/ex]
The whole story is a pack of lies (= completely untrue).[/ex]

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