Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: backpack, face_pack, pack

'pack'

[battalion.n.02] as in: a large indefinite number

Examples:
a battalion of ants
a multitude of TV antennas
a plurality of religions

'pack'

[pack.n.02] as in: a complete collection of similar things

'pack'

[pack.n.03] as in: a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)

'pack'

[gang.n.01] as in: an association of criminals

Examples:
police tried to break up the gang
a pack of thieves

'pack'

[clique.n.01] as in: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

'pack'

[pack.n.06] as in: a group of hunting animals

'pack'

[pack.n.07] as in: a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

'pack'

[pack.n.08] as in: a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect

'pack'

[pack.n.09] as in: a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

'pack'

[pack.v.01] as in: arrange in a container

Examples:
pack the books into the boxes

'pack'

[pack.v.02] as in: fill to capacity

Examples:
This singer always packs the concert halls
The murder trial packed the court house

'pack'

[pack.v.03] as in: compress into a wad

Examples:
wad paper into the box

'pack'

[pack.v.04] as in: carry, as on one's back

Examples:
Pack your tents to the top of the mountain

'pack'

[pack.v.05] as in: set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome

Examples:
pack a jury

'pack'

[carry.v.02] as in: have with oneself; have on one's person

Examples:
She always takes an umbrella
I always carry money
She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains

'pack'

[throng.v.01] as in: press tightly together or cram

Examples:
The crowd packed the auditorium

'pack'

[backpack.v.01] as in: hike with a backpack

Examples:
Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies

'pack'

[tamp_down.v.01] as in: press down tightly

Examples:
tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso

'pack'

[pack.v.10] as in: seal with packing

Examples:
pack the faucet

'pack'

[compact.v.01] as in: have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

Examples:
This powder compacts easily
Such odd-shaped items do not pack well

'pack'

[pack.v.12] as in: load with a pack

'pack'

[pack.v.13] as in: 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

Examples:
The nurse packed gauze in the wound
You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice

Origins

					pack (English)
└── pak (Middle English (1100-1500))