pack : Idioms & Phrases

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back pack

  • noun a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
    packsack; haversack; backpack; rucksack; knapsack.
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blister pack

  • noun packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard backing and clear plastic cover
    blister pack.
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bubble pack

  • noun packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard backing and clear plastic cover
    blister pack.
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butt pack

  • noun a waist pack worn with the pouch in back
    butt pack.
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Cherd packing

  • (Bridge Building), the arrangement, side by side, of several parts, as bars, diagonals, a post, etc., on a pin at the bottom of a chord. Waddell.
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close-packed

  • adjective satellite packed especially tightly
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disc pack

  • noun (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
    disc pack.
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disk pack

  • noun (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device
    disc pack.
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face pack

  • noun a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
    pack.
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fanny pack

  • noun a waist pack worn with the pouch in back
    butt pack.
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Ice pack

  • noun a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling
    ice bag.
  • noun a large expanse of floating ice
    ice pack.
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  • an irregular mass of broken and drifting ice.
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jam-packed

  • adjective satellite filled to capacity
    jammed; packed.
    • a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes
    • stands jam-packed with fans
    • a packed theater
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meat packing

  • noun wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
    meatpacking; meat packing.
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meat-packing business

  • noun wholesale packaging of meat for future sale (including slaughtering and processing and distribution to retailers)
    meatpacking; meat packing.
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pack animal

  • noun an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads
    sumpter.
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pack herse

Pack herse
Definitions
  1. See under 2d Pack.
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pack ice

  • noun a large expanse of floating ice
    ice pack.
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pack of cards

  • noun a pack of 52 playing cards
    deck of cards; deck.
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pack on

  • verb gain (weight)
    • He packed on two pounds over the summer
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pack rat

  • noun someone who collects things that have been discarded by others
    scavenger; magpie.
  • noun any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America; hoards food and other objects
    Neotoma cinerea; bushytail woodrat; packrat; trade rat.
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pack riding

  • noun riding with a pack
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pack saddle

Pack saddle, Pack thread (Also<
  • Pack saddle
  • Pack thread
)
Definitions
  1. See under 2d Pack.
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pack tent

  • noun a tent that can be carried in a backpack
    backpacking tent.
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pack together

  • verb make more compact by or as if by pressing
    compact; compress.
    • compress the data
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packed cell volume

  • noun the ratio of the volume occupied by packed red blood cells to the volume of the whole blood as measured by a hematocrit
    hematocrit; haematocrit.
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packed cells

  • noun a preparation of blood cells separated from the liquid plasma
    • packed cells are given to severely anemic patients in order to avoid overloading the circulatory system with too much fluid
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packing box

  • noun a small chamber in which packing is compressed around a reciprocating shaft or piston to form a seal
    stuffing box.
  • noun a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage
    packing box.
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packing case

  • noun a large crate in which goods are packed for shipment or storage
    packing box.
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packing material

  • noun any material used especially to protect something
    wadding; packing.
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packing needle

  • noun a large needle used to sew up canvas packages
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packing nut

  • noun a nut used to tighten a stuffing box
    stuffing nut.
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packing plant

  • noun a plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and packed as meat products
    packinghouse.
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power pack

  • noun a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment
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send packing

  • verb stop associating with
    drop; dismiss; send away.
    • They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock
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six pack

  • noun a carton containing six bottles or cans
    six pack; sixpack.
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six-pack

  • noun a carton containing six bottles or cans
    six pack; sixpack.
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To send packing

  • to drive away; to send off roughly or in disgrace; to dismiss unceremoniously. "The parliament . . . presently sent him packing.
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waist pack

  • noun a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist
    belt bag.
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wolf pack

  • noun a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys
  • noun a group of wolves hunting together
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