hot pack

[hot pak]

noun

1. a hot towel, dressing, or the like, applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc.

2. Also called hot pack method. a method of canning food by cooking it and packing it while hot in jars or cans, then sterilizing in boiling water or steam.

Example Sentences

“Do you want the hot pack anymore?” trainer Tony Spino said as Edney returned to the bench with 17:23 remaining in the first half.

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When more surfaces are paved or covered over, temperatures spike because concrete and asphalt absorb sunlight and then release it, the urban equivalent of a hot pack.

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One arm will then be treated with vinegar and a hot pack, the other with either Yanagihara's products or a combination of vinegar and a cold pack.

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Maybe a hot pack would do them good.

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The difference is, there aren't 20,000-plus people paying to watch you put a hot pack on your chest.

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