| VERB | contact | pack | arrange in a container |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | pack | fill to capacity | |
| contact | pack, bundle, wad, compact | compress into a wad | |
| contact | pack | carry, as on one's back | |
| social | pack | set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome | |
| stative | pack, carry, take | have with oneself | |
| motion | pack, throng, mob, pile, jam | press tightly together or cram | |
| motion | pack, backpack | hike with a backpack | |
| contact | pack, tamp down, tamp | press down tightly | |
| contact | pack | seal with packing | |
| contact | pack, compact | have the property of being packable or of compacting easily | |
| contact | pack, load down | load with a pack | |
| body | pack | treat the body or any part of it by wrapping / 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 | |
| NOUN | quantity | pack, battalion, large number, multitude, plurality | a large indefinite number |
| group | pack | a complete collection of similar things | |
| artifact | pack | a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) | |
| group | pack, gang, ring, mob | an association of criminals | |
| group | pack, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | |
| group | pack | a group of hunting animals | |
| artifact | pack, face pack | a cream that cleanses and tones the skin | |
| artifact | pack | a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect | |
| artifact | pack | a bundle (especially one carried on the back) |
| Sounds | pae'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | aback ... zodiac: 126 rhymes with aek... | |
| Meaning | A large indefinite number. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | battalion, large number, multitude, plurality | |
| Broader | large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude |
| Spanish | batallón, ejército, masa, multitud | |
| Catalan | batalló, exèrcit, massa, multitud | |
| Meaning | A complete collection of similar things. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | disk pack, disc pack | (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device |
| pack of cards, deck of cards, deck | A pack of 52 playing cards | |
| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Meaning | A convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | package, parcel | A wrapped container |
| Adjectives | packable | capable of being packed |
| Verbs | pack | arrange in a container |
| Meaning | An association of criminals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a pack of thieves" | |
| Synonyms | gang, ring, mob | |
| Member of | organized crime, gangland, gangdom | underworld organizations |
| Members | gangster, mobster | A criminal who is a member of gang |
| Narrower | nest | A gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality |
| youth gang | A gang whose members are teenagers | |
| Broader | association | A formal organization of people or groups of people |
| Spanish | banda, pandilla | |
| Catalan | banda | |
| Meaning | A group of hunting animals. | |
|---|---|---|
| Members | dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris | A member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times |
| hound, hound dog | Any of several breeds of dog used for hunting / hunting typically having large drooping ears | |
| Narrower | wolf pack | A group of wolves hunting together |
| Broader | animal group | A group of animals |
| Spanish | jauría | |
| Meaning | A cream that cleanses and tones the skin. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | face pack | |
| Broader | corrective, restorative | A device for treating injury or disease |
| Spanish | mascarilla | |
| Meaning | A sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | corrective, restorative | A device for treating injury or disease |
| Verbs | pack | treat the body or any part of it by wrapping / 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 |
| Meaning | A bundle (especially one carried on the back). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | bundle, sheaf | A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing |
| Spanish | fardo, paquete | |
| Catalan | farcell | |
| Verbs | pack | load with a pack |
| pack | carry, as on one's back | |
| pack | hike with a backpack | |
| Meaning | Arrange in a container. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Model | They pack the books into the box | |
| Example | "pack the books into the boxes" | |
| Narrower | bag | put into a bag |
| bundle, bundle up, roll up | make into a bundle | |
| containerize, containerise | package in a container | |
| stow | Fill by packing tightly | |
| Broader | encase, incase, case | enclose in, or as if in, a case |
| Opposite | unpack, take out | Remove from its packing |
| Spanish | empacar, empaquetar, encajonar | |
| Catalan | empacar, empaquetar, encaixar, encaixonar | |
| Nouns | pack | a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) |
| package | a collection of things wrapped or boxed together | |
| packer | a workman employed to pack things into containers | |
| packing | the enclosure of something in a package or box | |
| Meaning | Fill to capacity. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Cause to | throng, mob, pack, pile, jam | Press tightly together or cram |
| Broader | fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
| Meaning | compress into a wad. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | bundle, wad, compact | |
| Narrower | puddle | Work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud |
| Broader | arrange, set up | put into a proper or systematic order |
| Similar to | compact, pack | Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily |
| Spanish | compactar, comprimir, empacar, empaquetar, hacer bultos | |
| Catalan | compactar, empacar, empaquetar, feixar | |
| Nouns | packing | any material used especially to protect something |
| Meaning | carry, as on one's back. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain" | |
| Entailed by | backpack, pack | hike with a backpack |
| Broader | transport, carry | Move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body |
| Nouns | pack | a bundle (especially one carried on the back) |
| packing | carrying something in a pack on the back | |
| Meaning | Set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "pack a jury" | |
| Broader | appoint, name, nominate, constitute | create and charge with a task or function |
| Meaning | Have with oneself; have on one's person. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They pack more bread | |
| Example | "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains" | |
| Synonyms | carry, take | |
| Broader | have, feature | Have as a feature |
| Similar to | carry | Have or possess something abstract |
| Spanish | cargar, copar, llevar, portar | |
| Catalan | carregar, conduir, copar, dur, percebre, portar, rebre, tornar | |
| Meaning | Press tightly together or cram. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "The crowd packed the auditorium" | |
| Synonyms | throng, mob, pile, jam | |
| Caused by | pack | Fill to capacity |
| Broader | crowd, crowd together | To gather together in large numbers |
| Spanish | abarrotar, atestar, llenar | |
| Catalan | abarrotar, apilotar-se, apinyar-se, atapeir, omplir | |
| Meaning | hike with a backpack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue pack | |
| Example | "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies" | |
| Synonym | backpack | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Entails | pack | carry, as on one's back |
| Broader | hike | walk a long way, as for pleasure or physical exercise |
| Spanish | mochilear | |
| Nouns | pack | a bundle (especially one carried on the back) |
| packer | a wholesaler in the meat-packing business | |
| packer | a hiker who wears a backpack | |
| packing | carrying something in a pack on the back | |
| Meaning | press down tightly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | tamp down, tamp | |
| Broader | compress, compact, pack together | make more compact by or as if by pressing |
| Spanish | apisonar, empacar | |
| Catalan | maçonar, piconar, pitjar | |
| Meaning | seal with packing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "pack the faucet" | |
| Broader | seal, seal off | make tight |
| Spanish | empacar, empaquetar, envolver | |
| Catalan | empacar, empaquetar, precintar | |
| Meaning | Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s Adjective | |
| Example | "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well" | |
| Synonym | compact | |
| Broader | be | Have the quality of being |
| Similar to | pack, bundle, wad, compact | compress into a wad |
| Meaning | Load with a pack. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | load down | |
| Broader | load, lade, laden, load up | Fill or place a load on |
| Spanish | cargar, empacar | |
| Nouns | pack | a bundle (especially one carried on the back) |
| Meaning | treat the body or any part of it by wrapping / 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Model | Did he pack his foot? | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | treat, care for | Provide treatment for |
| Nouns | pack | a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect |
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