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say it: pak
pack is a verb and noun meaning "arrange in a container". It is pronounced /ˈpæk/ — pak. It carries 22 recorded senses.
“The murder trial packed the court house”
set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
“pack a jury”
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”
a large indefinite number
“a battalion of ants”
“a multitude of TV antennas”
“a plurality of religions”
a complete collection of similar things
a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
an association of criminals
“police tried to break up the gang”
“a pack of thieves”
an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
a group of hunting animals
a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pack come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.