packing

n. packaging material; filling; caulking; manner in which a thing is packed; action of someone or something that packs

v. fill to capacity; load items into something (i.e. clothes into a suitcase or merchandise into a container); crowd; compress; carry, transport

Packing may refer to:Packing (moving industry), the process of putting goods into boxes to protect them and to make them easier for removalists to carry while in transit with moving companies.Packing (travel industry), the process of loading items into suitcases to make them easier to carry and to protect them while travelingPacking (Concealed carry) the practice of carrying a weapon (Handgun) for self protectionPacking (phallus), the practice of wearing a phallic object inside the clothing to give the appearance of male genitalsMeat packing, the process of cutting up a slaughtered animal into saleable products.Packing (firestopping), the process of installing backer materials, such as mineral wool in service penetrations and building joints as a component of firestopping.Packing (American Politics), concentrating one group’s voters in the fewest possible districts, so they cannot influence the outcome of races in othersPacking (computer science), a synonym for compression.Packing (freediving), a technique used to increase lung capacity by gulping air to "pack" more oxygen into the lungs.Packing (Seal (mechanical)), a sealing material between a shaft and a fixed hole through which it passesPacking, an abbreviation for backpacking In mathematics:Sphere packing, a classic treatment;Packing problem, a recreational mathematics approach
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Packing /pack·ing/ the filling of a wound or cavity with gauze, sponges, pads, or other material; also, the material used for this purpose. [more]Packing - Community and Resources

Noun
1. any material used especially to protect something
(synonym) packing material, wadding
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) cardboard, composition board
(derivation) pack, bundle, wad, compact
2. the enclosure of something in a package or box
(synonym) boxing
(hypernym) enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure
(hyponym) bundling
(derivation) pack
3. carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
(synonym) backpacking
(hypernym) carry
(derivation) backpack, pack

Noun
1. a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
(synonym) battalion, large number, multitude, plurality
(hypernym) large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
2. a complete collection of similar things
(hypernym) collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
(hyponym) disk pack, disc pack
3. a small parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
(hypernym) package, parcel
4. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
(synonym) gang, ring, mob
(hypernym) association
(hyponym) nest
(member-holonym) organized crime, gangland, gangdom
(member-meronym) gangster, mobster
5. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
(synonym) clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp
(hypernym) set, circle, band, lot
(hyponym) Bloomsbury Group
6. a group of hunting animals
(hypernym) animal group
(hyponym) wolf pack
(member-meronym) dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris
7. a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
(synonym) face pack
(hypernym) corrective, restorative
8. a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
(hypernym) corrective, restorative
9. a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
(hypernym) bundle, sheaf
(derivation) load down
Verb
1. arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
(antonym) unpack, take out
(hypernym) encase, incase, case
(hyponym) containerize, containerise
2. fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"
(hypernym) fill, fill up, make full
(cause) throng, mob, pile, jam
3. compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
(synonym) bundle, wad, compact
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(hyponym) puddle
(verb-group) compact
(derivation) packing material, packing, wadding
4. carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"
(hypernym) transport, carry
5. set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury"
(hypernym) appoint, name, nominate, constitute
6. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
(synonym) carry, take
(hypernym) have, feature
(verb-group) carry
7. press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
(synonym) throng, mob, pile, jam
(hypernym) crowd, crowd together
8. hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
(synonym) backpack
(hypernym) hike
(classification) sport, athletics
9. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
(synonym) tamp down, tamp
(hypernym) compress, compact, pack together
10. seal with packing; "pack the faucet"
(hypernym) seal, seal off
11. have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
(synonym) compact
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) bundle, wad, compact
12. load with a pack
(synonym) load down
(hypernym) load, lade, laden, load up
13. 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"
(hypernym) treat, care for

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Pack
  

(n.)
The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides.
  

(n.)
The act or process of one who packs.
  

(n.)
Same as Filling.
  

(n.)
Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.
  

(n.)
A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.
  

(n.)
A trick; collusion.
  

(n.)
A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint.
  

(n.)
A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious