n a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
n an association of criminals
a pack of thieves
n an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
n a group of hunting animals
n a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
n a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
n a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
v arrange in a container
pack the books into the boxes
v fill to capacity
This singer always packs the concert halls The murder trial packed the court house
v compress into a wad
v carry, as on one's back
v set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
pack a jury
v have with oneself; have on one's person
She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
v press tightly together or cram
The crowd packed the auditorium
v hike with a backpack
Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
v press down tightly
v seal with packing
pack the faucet
v have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
v load with a pack
v treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
The nurse packed gauze in the wound You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice
Wolf Pack basketball: Pack lands Stevens, a 6-9 junior The Wolf Pack basketball team's summer quest for big men on Friday landed the program a highly touted prospect out of high school who had to go the junior-college route because of grades.
June 15, 2013 - Reno Gazette-Journal
Pack 7 invites you to join the fun Join Pack 7 and come camping this summer! Want to go on exciting trips? Learn new skills? Help your neighbors? Make new friends?
June 14, 2013 - Garden City News
Mel Gibson in NEWS.com.au You're an embarrassment to me,Gibson reportedly told her at one point. "You look like af***ing pig in heat, and if you get raped by a pack of n******, it will be your fault."
President Bush in Voice of America It can be tempting to look at the challenges in Iraq and conclude our best option is to pack up and go home,President Bush said. "That may be satisfying in the short run, but I believe the consequences for American security would be...
Anders Borg in Spiegel Online We now see herd behaviors in the markets that are really pack behaviors, wolf pack behaviors,Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg said on Sunday.