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Pack

/pæk/

A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.

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📖 Definitions of "Pack"

noun

1
A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
"The horses carried the packs across the plain."
2
A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack
3
A multitude.
"a pack of complaints"
4
A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.

🔄 Synonyms of "Pack"

28 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ringnoun	(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
coterienoun	A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
compactnoun	Closely packed or densely constituted; having much material in a small volume.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
cliquenoun	A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.
throngnoun	A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
multitudenoun	The mass of ordinary people; the masses, the populace.
pilenoun	A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
campnoun	An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
cramnoun	(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
battalionnoun	(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
ramnoun	(zoology, agriculture) A male sheep, typically uncastrated.
jamnoun	(less common in the US) A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts
bundlenoun	(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
gangnoun	A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
tamp downverb	(idiomatic, by extension) To suppress or reduce (something, usually an emotion or thought).
ingroupnoun	(sociology) The social group that one belongs to.
tampverb	To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
large numbernoun	a large indefinite number
inner circlenoun	(idiomatic) The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.
backpacknoun	A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
face packnoun	A set of beauty products for the face
load downverb	(transitive) To load heavily, with a significant burden.

↔️ Antonyms of "Pack"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
take outverb	To remove.
unpackverb	(transitive) To remove from a package or container, particularly with respect to items that had previously been arranged closely and securely in a pack.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Pack"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
backpacknoun	A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
bundlenoun	(countable) A group of objects held together by wrapping or tying.
jampackverb	Alternative spelling of jam-pack. [(transitive, informal) To pack or fill very tightly.]
campnoun	An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other simple structures.
ringnoun	(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
tampverb	To drive in or pack down by frequent gentle strokes
face packnoun	A set of beauty products for the face
gangnoun	A criminal group with a common cultural background and identifying features, often associated with a particular section of a city.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
pilenoun	A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
tamp downverb	(idiomatic, by extension) To suppress or reduce (something, usually an emotion or thought).
battalionnoun	(military) An army unit having two or more companies, etc. and a headquarters. Traditionally forming part of a regiment.
cramnoun	(transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
wadnoun	An amorphous, compact mass.
throngnoun	A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
mobnoun	A large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
coterienoun	A circle of individuals who associate with one another for a common purpose.
inner circlenoun	(idiomatic) The group comprising one's closest friends or associates.
cliquenoun	A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.