Dictionary entry details
• PACK (noun)
Meaning:
A large indefinite number
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
pack; multitude; large number; battalion; plurality
Context examples:
a battalion of ants / a multitude of TV antennas / a plurality of religions
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
Meaning:
A complete collection of similar things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
accumulation; aggregation; assemblage; collection (several things grouped together or considered as a whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):
disc pack; disk pack ((computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device)
deck; deck of cards; pack of cards (a pack of 52 playing cards)
Meaning:
A convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
package; parcel (a wrapped container)
Meaning:
An association of criminals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
gang; mob; pack; ring
Context examples:
police tried to break up the gang / a pack of thieves
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
association (a formal organization of people or groups of people)
Meronyms (members of "pack"):
gangster; mobster (a criminal who is a member of gang)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):
youth gang (a gang whose members are teenagers)
nest (a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality)
Holonyms ("pack" is a member of...):
gangdom; gangland; organized crime (underworld organizations)
Meaning:
An exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
clique; coterie; ingroup; inner circle; camp; pack
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
band; circle; lot; set (an unofficial association of people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):
hard core (the most dedicated and intensely loyal nucleus of a group or movement)
galere; rogue's gallery (a coterie of undesirable people)
faction; sect (a dissenting clique)
maffia; mafia (any tightly knit group of trusted associates)
junta; military junta (a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power)
cabal; camarilla; faction; junto (a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue)
loop (an inner circle of advisors (especially under President Reagan))
kitchen cabinet (an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government)
bohemia (a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style)
Bloomsbury Group (an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles)
Meaning:
A group of hunting animals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
animal group (a group of animals)
Meronyms (members of "pack"):
hound; hound dog (any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears)
Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pack"):
wolf pack (a group of wolves hunting together)
Meaning:
A cream that cleanses and tones the skin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
face pack; pack
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
corrective; restorative (a device for treating injury or disease)
Meaning:
A sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
corrective; restorative (a device for treating injury or disease)
Meaning:
A bundle (especially one carried on the back)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pack" is a kind of...):
bundle; sheaf (a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing)
• PACK (verb)
Meaning:
Arrange in a container
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
pack the books into the boxes
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
case; encase; incase (enclose in, or as if in, a case)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pack"):
containerise; containerize (package in a container)
bag (put into a bag)
bundle; bundle up; roll up (make into a bundle)
stow (fill by packing tightly)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s something with something
Sentence example:
They pack the books into the box
Antonym:
unpack (remove from its packing)
Meaning:
Fill to capacity
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Context examples:
This singer always packs the concert halls / They murder trial packed the court house
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
Cause:
jam; mob; pack; pile; throng (press tightly together or cram)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Compress into a wad
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
wad; compact; bundle; pack
Context example:
wad paper into the box
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "pack"):
puddle (work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Carry, as on one's back
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
Pack your tents to the top of the mountain
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
carry; transport (move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
pack a jury
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
appoint; constitute; name; nominate (create and charge with a task or function)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Have with oneself; have on one's person
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
carry; pack; take
Context examples:
She always takes an umbrella / I always carry money / She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
feature; have (have as a feature)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They pack more bread
Meaning:
Press tightly together or cram
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
throng; mob; jam; pile; pack
Context example:
The crowd packed the auditorium
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
crowd; crowd together (to gather together in large numbers)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Hike with a backpack
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
backpack; pack
Context example:
Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
hike (walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise)
"Pack" entails doing...:
pack (carry, as on one's back)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
Sam and Sue pack
Meaning:
Press down tightly
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
tamp; tamp down; pack
Context example:
tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
compact; compress; pack together (make more compact by or as if by pressing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Seal with packing
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
pack the faucet
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
seal; seal off (make tight; secure against leakage)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
compact; pack
Context examples:
This powder compacts easily / Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s Adjective
Meaning:
Load with a pack
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
load down; pack
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
lade; laden; load; load up (fill or place a load on)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context examples:
The nurse packed gauze in the wound / You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice
Hypernyms (to "pack" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
Did he pack his foot?
