packing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any material used especially to protect something
    wadding; packing material.
  2. noun the enclosure of something in a package or box
    boxing.
  3. noun carrying something in a pack on the back
    backpacking.
    • the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts
  4. verb arrange in a container
    pack.
    • pack the books into the boxes
  5. verb fill to capacity
    pack.
    • This singer always packs the concert halls
    • The murder trial packed the court house
  6. verb compress into a wad
    compact; wad; bundle; pack.
    • wad paper into the box
  7. verb carry, as on one's back
    pack.
    • Pack your tents to the top of the mountain
  8. verb set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
    pack.
    • pack a jury
  9. verb have with oneself; have on one's person
    carry; take; pack.
    • She always takes an umbrella
    • I always carry money
    • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
  10. verb press tightly together or cram
    mob; throng; jam; pile; pack.
    • The crowd packed the auditorium
  11. verb hike with a backpack
    backpack; pack.
    • Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
  12. verb press down tightly
    tamp down; tamp; pack.
    • tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
  13. verb seal with packing
    pack.
    • pack the faucet
  14. verb have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
    compact; pack.
    • This powder compacts easily
    • Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
  15. verb load with a pack
    load down; pack.
  16. verb 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
    pack.
    • The nurse packed gauze in the wound
    • You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice

WordNet

Pack"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act or process of one who packs.
  2. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. Specifically (Mach.): A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious; as: (a) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint. (b) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides. (c) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.
  3. (Masonry) Same as Filling. Rare in the U. S.
  4. A trick; collusion. Obs. Bale.

Webster 1913