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Synonyms for pack

Noun

1. battalion, large number, multitude, plurality, pack, large indefinite quantity, large indefinite amount
usage: a large indefinite number; "a battalion of ants"; "a multitude of TV antennas"; "a plurality of religions"
2. pack, collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
usage: a complete collection of similar things
3. pack, package, parcel
usage: a small parcel (as of cigarettes or film)
4. gang, pack, ring, mob, association
usage: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
5. clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp, set, circle, band, lot
usage: an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
6. pack, animal group
usage: a group of hunting animals
7. pack, face pack, corrective, restorative
usage: a cream that cleanses and tones the skin
8. pack, corrective, restorative
usage: a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect
9. pack, bundle, sheaf
usage: a bundle (especially one carried on the back)

Verb

1. pack, encase, incase, case
usage: arrange in a container; "pack the books into the boxes"
2. pack, fill, fill up, make full
usage: fill to capacity; "This singer always packs the concert halls"; "They murder trial packed the court house"
3. pack, bundle, wad, compact, arrange, set up
usage: compress into a wad; "wad paper into the box"
4. pack, transport, carry
usage: carry, as on one's back; "Pack your tents to the top of the mountain"
5. pack, appoint, name, nominate, constitute
usage: set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome; "pack a jury"
6. carry, pack, take, have, feature
usage: have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"
7. throng, mob, pack, pile, jam, crowd, crowd together
usage: press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
8. backpack, pack, hike
usage: hike with a backpack; "Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies"
9. tamp down, tamp, pack, compress, compact, pack together
usage: press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"
10. pack, seal, seal off
usage: seal with packing; "pack the faucet"
11. compact, pack, be
usage: have the property of being packable or compactable or of compacting easily; "This powder compacts easily"; "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"
12. pack, load down, load, lade, laden, load up
usage: load with a pack
13. pack, treat, care for
usage: 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; "The nurse packed gauze in the wound"; "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"
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