pack definition

1. a complete collection of similar things
2. a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
3. a group of hunting animals
4. a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
5. a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
6. a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
7. arrange in a container
• examples: pack the books into the boxes
8. fill to capacity
• examples: This singer always packs the concert halls
• examples: The murder trial packed the court house
9. compress into a wad
• examples: wad paper into the box
10. carry, as on one's back
• examples: Pack your tents to the top of the mountain
11. set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
• examples: pack a jury
12. seal with packing
• examples: pack the faucet
13. load with a pack
14. 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
• examples: The nurse packed gauze in the wound
• examples: You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice