pack
n 1: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a
multitude of TV antennas" [syn: {battalion}, {large
number}, {multitude}]
2: a complete collection of similar things
3: a small parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
4: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the
gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: {gang}, {ring}, {mob}]
5: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose [syn: {clique},
{coterie}, {ingroup}, {inner circle}, {camp}]
6: a group of hunting animals
7: a cream that cleanses and tones the skin [syn: {face pack}]
8: a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the
body for its therapeutic effect
9: a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
v 1: arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
[ant: {unpack}]
2: fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert
halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"
3: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box" [syn: {bundle},
{wad}, {compact}]
4: carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the
mountain"
5: set up a committee or legislative body with one's own
supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury"
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" [syn: {carry}, {take}]
7: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the
auditorium" [syn: {throng}, {mob}, {pile}, {jam}]
8: hike with a backpack [syn: {backpack}]
9: press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container
to make espresso" [syn: {tamp down}, {tamp}]
10: crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked" [syn:
{jam}, {jampack}, {ram}, {chock up}, {cram}, {wad}]
11: seal with packing; "pack the faucet"
12: load with a pack [syn: {load down}]