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Idioms about pack
- to give up; abandon one's efforts: In 1972 we packed it in and moved back to Florida.
- to cease being a nuisance.
pack it in,
Origin of pack
1First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English noun pak, packe, from Middle Dutch pac, or perhaps Middle Low German pak; verb derivative of the noun
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Other definitions for pack (2 of 3)
pack2
[ pak ]
/ pæk /
verb (used with object)
to choose, collect, arrange, or manipulate (cards, persons, facts, etc.) so as to serve one's own purposes: to pack the deck; to pack a jury.
Origin of pack
2First recorded in 1520–30; perhaps variant of pact
Other definitions for pack (3 of 3)
pack3
[ pak ]
/ pæk /
adjective
Scot. very friendly or intimate.
Origin of pack
3First recorded in 1780–90; perhaps special use of pack1
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British Dictionary definitions for pack (1 of 2)
pack1
/ (pæk) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of pack
packable, adjectiveWord Origin for pack
C13: related to Middle Low German pak, of obscure origin
British Dictionary definitions for pack (2 of 2)
pack2
/ (pæk) /
verb
(tr) to fill (a legislative body, committee, etc) with one's own supportersto pack a jury
Word Origin for pack
C16: perhaps changed from pact
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Medical definitions for pack
pack
[ păk ]
v.
To fill, stuff, plug, or tampon.
To enwrap or envelop the body in a sheet, blanket, or other covering.
To apply a dressing or covering to a surgical site.
n.
The swathing of a patient or body part in hot, cold, wet, or dry materials, such as cloth towels, sheets, or blankets.
The materials so used.
An ice pack; an ice bag.
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