pack

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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verb, noun
+ verb
put into container
1 to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home: [V] I haven't packed yet. + [VN] I haven't packed my suitcase yet. + He packed a bag with a few things and was off. + He packed a few things into a bag. + Did you pack the camera? + [VNN] I've packed you some food for the journey.
Antonym: UNPACK
2 [VN] ~ sth (up) (in / into sth) to put sth into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold: The pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the US. + I carefully packed up the gifts. + He found a part-time job packing eggs.
Antonym: UNPACK
protect
3 [VN] ~ sth (in / with sth) to protect sth that breaks easily by surrounding it with soft material: The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper.
preserve food
4 [VN] ~ sth (in sth) to preserve food in a particular substance: fish packed in ice
fill
5 to fill sth with a lot of people or things: [V, +adv./prep.] We all packed together into one car. + [VN] Fans packed the hall to see the band. + Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry.
See also - PACKED OUT, PACKED
snow / soil
6 [VN] ~ sth (down) to press sth such as snow or soil to form a thick hard mass: Pack the earth down around the plant. + a patch of packed snow
carry gun
7 [VN] (AmE, informal) to carry sth dangerous, especially a gun: to pack a gun + A storm packing 75 mph winds swept across the area last night.
Idioms: pack a (powerful, real, etc.) punch (informal)
1 (of a boxer) to be capable of hitting sb very hard
2 to have a powerful effect on sb: The advertising campaign packs quite a punch.
pack your bags (informal) to leave a person or place permanently, especially after a disagreement
more at SEND
Phrasal Verbs: pack away to be capable of being folded up small when it is not being used: The tent packs away in a small bag.
pack sth<->away to put sth in a box, etc. when you have finished using it: We packed away the summer clothes.
pack sb<->in [no passive] (of plays, performers, etc.) to attract a lot of people to see it/them: The show is still packing them in. + The band can always pack in the crowds.
pack sth<->in (informal) to stop doing sth: She decided to pack in her job. + (especially BrE) Pack it in (= stop behaving badly or annoying me), you two!
pack sb/sth in / into sth
1 to do a lot of things in a limited period of time: You seem to have packed a lot into your life!
2 to put a lot of things or people into a limited space: They've managed to pack a lot of information into a very small book.
pack into sth to go somewhere in large numbers so that all available space is filled: Over 80 000 fans packed into the stadium to watch the final.
See also - PACK (5)
pack sb<->off (to ...) (informal) to send sb somewhere, especially because you do not want them with you: My parents always packed me off to bed early. + In the summer the kids were packed off to stay with their grandparents.
pack sth<->out (of shows, performers, etc.) to attract enough people to completely fill a theatre, etc: The band can still pack out concert halls.
See also - PACKED OUT
pack up (informal, especially BrE) (of a machine) to stop working: The fax machine's packed up again.
pack up
pack (sth)<->up
1 to put your possessions into a bag, etc. before leaving a place: Are you packing up already? It's only 4 o'clock. + We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments.
2 (BrE, informal) to stop doing sth, especially a job: What made you pack up a good job like that?
See also - PACK (2)
+ noun
container
1 [C] (especially AmE) a container, usually made of paper, that holds a number of the same thing or an amount of sth, ready to be sold: a pack of cigarettes / gum + You can buy the disks in packs of ten.
Compare: PACKAGE, PACKET
See also - FLAT-PACK, SIX-PACK
set
2 [C] a set of different things that are supplied together for a particular purpose: Send for your free information pack today.
things tied for carrying
3 [C] a number of things that are wrapped or tied together, especially for carrying: donkeys carrying packs of wool + (figurative) Everything she told us is a pack of lies (= a story that is completely false).
large bag
4 [C] a large bag that you carry on your back, with straps that fit over your shoulders: We passed a group of walkers, carrying huge packs.
See also - BACKPACK, FANNY PACK
of animals
5 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of animals that hunt together or are kept for hunting: packs of savage dogs + wolves hunting in packs + a pack of hounds
of people
6 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of similar people or things, especially one that you do not like or approve of: We avoided a pack of journalists waiting outside. + He's the leader of the pack. + Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.
7 [C+sing./pl. v.] all the people who are behind the leaders in a race, competition, etc: measures aimed at keeping the company ahead of the pack
of cards
8 (BrE) (also deck AmE, BrE) [C] a complete set of 52 playing cards: a pack of cards + During the earthquake, buildings collapsed like a pack of cards.
of cubs / brownies
9 [C+sing./pl. v.] an organized group of CUBS or BROWNIES: to join a Brownie pack
for wound
10 [C] a hot or cold piece of soft material that absorbs liquid, used for treating a wound
See also - ICE PACK, FACE PACK
Idioms see JOKER

Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 parcel, package, packet, bundle, bale, backpack, knapsack, rucksack, haversack, kitbag, kit, duffle or duffel bag:

The stranger hoisted his pack onto his shoulder and loped off.

2 load, lot, bunch, multitude, heap, pile, accumulation, mass, amassment, mess, barrel, peck:

She told the jury a pack of lies.

3 group, collection, assembly, assemblage, congregation, gathering, crowd, number, throng, horde, mass, crew, gang, body, lots, loads, band, company, party, set, flock, herd, drove, mob, swarm, bevy, covey, circle, coterie, clique:

A huge pack of people were waiting at the stage door for the star to emerge.

4 deck:

We ought to have two packs of cards for bridge.

v.

5 Often, pack in or into. package, bale, bundle, compact, crowd, cram, jam, fill, stuff, squeeze, ram, press, wedge, tamp:

They packed us into the train like sardines. I packed as much as I could into the short time I had left

6 pack it in. stop, cease, end, finish, quit, wind up, terminate, give up, call it a day, Colloq chuck:

Edward finally packed it in because they were giving him too much trouble

7 pack off. dismiss, send off or away, bundle off or out, hustle off or out or away, get rid of, drive off or away, order off or away or out, send (someone) about his or her business:

At the beginning of the war, Sally's mother packed her off to America to stay with her aunt

8 pack up.

(a) get or gather together, put away, store:

Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile.

(b) quit, stop, break down, fail, give out, stall, die, give up the ghost, Colloq conk out, have had it:

After three days crossing the desert, the engine finally packed up.

Collocation dictionary

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¹ things put together for carrying

ADJ.

heavy

VERB + PACK

carry

PACK + NOUN

animal, horse, mule

PREP.

in a/the ~

The water in his pack made it very heavy.

² things supplied together

ADJ.

cigarette | battery, power | gift, sample | action, information, resource, starter, study, training

PACK + VERB

contain sth, include sth

Your resource pack includes addresses of leading manufacturers.

PREP.

in a/the ~

How many needles are there in a pack?

| ~ of

It comes in packs of six. a pack of cigarettes

³ group of animals

ADJ.

wolf | hunting

VERB + PACK

lead

PACK + NOUN

instinct

PREP.

in a/the ~

the dominant animal in the pack

| in ~s

The animals hunt in packs.

| ~ of

a pack of dogs/wolves

PHRASES

the leader of the pack

⁴ playing cards

VERB + PACK

shuffle | cut

PREP.

in a/the ~

There are 52 playing cards in a pack.

PHRASES

the bottom/top of the pack

Take a card from the top of the pack.

| a pack of cards

Concise English dictionary

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packs|packed|packingpæk
noun
+a large indefinite number
+a complete collection of similar things
+a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
+an association of criminals
+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)
verb
+arrange in a container
+fill to capacity
+compress into a wad
+carry, as on one's back
+set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
+have with oneself; have on one's person
+press tightly together or cram
+hike with a backpack
+press down tightly
+seal with packing
+have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
+load with a pack
+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

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