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packing
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packing
n.
packaging material; filling; caulking; manner in which a thing is packed; action of someone or something that packs
pack
v.
fill to capacity; load items into something (i.e. clothes into a suitcase or merchandise into a container); crowd; compress; carry, transport
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Packing
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packing
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
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
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packing
n.
balení; obalový materiál
pack
v.
zabalit; nacpat; zaplnit; nacpat co; zaplnit/přeplnit co
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packing
Rzecz.
pakowanie (się); opakowanie
pack
Czas.
pakować (się); pakować; napakować; wypełniać
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