Category:Pack

Pack, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packed; p. pr. & vb. n. Packing.] Etym: [akin to d. pakken, g. packen, dan. pakke, sw. packa, icel. pakka. See pack, n.]

1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; Hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into Close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack Fish. Strange materials packed up with wonderful art. Addison. Where. . . the bones of all my buried ancestors are packed. Shak.

2. To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, As for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to Stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into; as, to pack a Trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater.

3. To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game Unfairly. And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown. Pope.

4. Hence: to bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in Order to secure a certain result; as, to pack a jury or a causes. The expected council was dwindling into. . . a packed assembly of Italian bishops. Atterbury.

5. To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. [obs.] He lost life. . . upon a nice point subtilely devised and packed by His enemies. Fuller.

6. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a Horse. Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey. Shack.

7. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to Send away peremptorily or suddenly; -- sometimes with off; as, to Pack a boy off to school. He. . . must not die Till george be packed with post horse up to heaven. Shak.

8. To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the Backs of men or beasts). [western u.s.]

9. (hydropathy)

Defn: to envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See pack, n., 5.

10. (mech.)

Defn: to render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with Suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving Passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the Piston of a steam engine.

Pack Pack, v. i.

1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for Transportation.

2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or Storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a Compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well.

3. To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin To pack. [eng.]

4. To depart in haste; -- generally with off or away. Poor stella must pack off to town swift. You shall pack, and never more darken my doors again. Tennyson.

5. To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join In collusion. [obs.] "go pack with him." Shak. To send packing, to Drive away; to send off roughly or in disgrace; to dismiss Unceremoniously. "the parliament . . . presently sent him packing. South.