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Pack (păk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Packed (păkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Packing.] [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”.
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Strange materials packed up with wonderful art. Addison.
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Where . . . the bones
Of all my buried ancestors are packed. Shak.
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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.”
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3. To shuffle, sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly; to stack3 (the deck).
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And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown. Pope.
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4. Hence: To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; to stack3; as, “to pack a jury or a caucus”.
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The expected council was dwindling into . . . a packed assembly of Italian bishops. Atterbury.
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5. To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. [Obs.]
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He lost life . . . upon a nice point subtilely devised and packed by his enemies. Fuller.
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6. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, “to pack a horse”.
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Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey. Shack.
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7. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; to send packing; -- sometimes with off; as, “to pack a boy off to school”.
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He . . . must not die
Till George be packed with post horse up to heaven. Shak.
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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.]
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9. (Hydropathy) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Pack, n., 5.
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10. (Mech.) 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.”
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11. To cover, envelop, or protect tightly with something; specif. (Hydropathy), to envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
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packed adj.
1. Same as jammed.
Syn. -- full, jammed, jam-packed.
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2. Crowded; as, “the theater was packed”.
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