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pack 1, verb (oh) and cellularity (medicine)


pack 1, verb (oh)



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1 ?clothes?
2 ?goods?
3 ?crowd?
4 ?protect something?
5 ?snow/soil etc?
6 pack your bags
7 pack a gun
8 pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch
Phrasal verbs
pack something ¡û¡ú away
pack in
pack somebody/something off
pack up
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[Sense: 1-5, 7; Date: 1300-1400; Origin: PACK2]
[Sense: 6; Date: 1500-1600; Origin: pack 'to make a secret agreement' (16-17 centuries), perhaps from pact]
?CLOTHES?
[I and T] also pack up
to put things into cases, bags etc ready for a trip somewhere
::I forgot to pack my razor.
::Have you finished packing yet?
pack your things/belongings
::Kelly packed her things before breakfast.
pack a bag/case
::You'd better pack your bags. We're leaving in an hour.
pack sb sth
::Shall I pack us a picnic?
?GOODS?
[T] also pack up
to put something into a box or Other container, so that it can be moved, sold, or stored
pack sth in/into sth
::Now wild mushrooms are available all year, packed in handy 25g boxes.
?CROWD?
[>I always + adv/prep, T] to go in large numbers into a space, or to make people or animals do this, until the space is too full
pack into/in/onto
::50,000 fans packed into the stadium.
::The sheep had been packed into a truck and transported without Food or water.
?PROTECT SOMETHING?
[T] to cover or fill an object with soft material so that it does not get damaged
pack in/with
::Glass must be packed in several layers of paper.
?SNOW/SOIL ETC?
to press snow, soil, sand etc down so that it becomes hard and firm
pack sth down
::Pack the soil down firmly.
pack your bags
informal to leave a place and not return, especially because of a disagreement
pack a gun
AmE informal to carry a gun
pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch
also pack a wallop
informal to have a very strong or impressive effect
::The Spanish Wine, with the flavour of honey, packed quite a punch.
-see also send sb packing at send (11)
pack away [pack sth ¡û¡ú away] phr v
to put something back in a box, case etc where it is usually kept
::Christmas was over and the decorations packed away.
pack in phr v
pack sth ¡û¡ú in
also pack sth into sth
to do a lot in a limited period of time, or fit a lot of information, ideas etc into a limited space
::We packed a lot of sightseeing into two weeks.
::In an essay of 2000 words, you can pack a lot in.
pack sb ¡û¡ú in
informal if a Film, play etc packs people in, it attracts large numbers to come and see it
::Any Film starring Tom Cruise always packs them in.
pack sth ¡û¡ú in
BrE informal to stop doing a job or activity that you are not enjoying
::After one year, I packed in university.
::Sometimes I feel like packing it all in and going off travelling.
pack it in
BrE spoken used to tell someone to stop doing something that is annoying you
BrE informal if a machine packs in, it stops working because there is something wrong with it
-synonym pack up pack up
::Halfway to the airport, the engine packed in.
pack off [pack sb/sth off] phr v
to send someone to stay somewhere for a period of time
pack somebody/something off to
::My parents used to pack us off to camp every summer.
pack up phr v
to put things into cases, bags etc ready for a trip somewhere
::Most of the holidaymakers had packed up and gone.
pack sth ¡û¡ú up
::I gave her a hand packing up her clothes and stuff.
pack sth ¡û¡ú up
to put something into a box or Other container, so that it can be moved, sold, or stored
::Don't worry. The removal men will pack everything up.
informal to finish work at the end of the day
::'What time do you pack up?' 'Oh, about six.'
BrE informal if a machine packs up, it stops working because there is something wrong with it
-synonym pack in pack in
::The photocopier's packed up again.
pack sth ¡û¡ú up
BrE informal to stop doing something, especially a job
::He packed up his teaching job after only three months.

cellularity (medicine)


cellularity


The degree, quality, or condition of cells that are present.