Pack
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /pæk/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pack is a noun meaning 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.
Meaning
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.
More Meanings
- A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack
- A multitude.
- A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.
- A full set of playing cards
- The assortment of playing cards used in a particular game.
- A group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.
- A wolfpack: a number of wolves, hunting together.
Example Sentences
cut the pack
a pack of lies
a pack of complaints
The horses carried the packs across the plain.
Word Forms
- packs
- packing
- packed
Synonyms for pack
Depending on context, synonyms include deck, stack, ring, coterie, carry, compact.
Antonyms for pack
Common opposites include unpack.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include backpack, bundle, jampack, camp, ring, tamp.
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