- pack
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 (esp. AmE) container holding goodsADJECTIVE▪ cigarette (esp. AmE) (usually cigarette packet in BrE)▪ blister▪ gift, sample (BrE)PACK + VERB▪ contain sthPREPOSITION▪ in a/the pack▪
How many needles are there in a pack?
▪ pack of▪It comes in packs of six.
▪a pack of cigarettes
▪a pack of gum
2 things supplied togetherADJECTIVE▪ action, information, resource (BrE), starter, training (BrE)PACK + VERB▪ contain sth, include sth▪Your information pack includes addresses of leading manufacturers.
3 things put together for carryingADJECTIVE▪ heavy▪ fanny (AmE)▪ battery, power▪a rechargeable battery pack
VERB + PACK▪ carry, slingPACK + NOUN▪ animal, horse, mulePREPOSITION▪ in a/the pack▪The water in his pack made it very heavy.
4 group of animals, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ wolf▪ hunting▪ brat (= a group of famous young people who sometimes behave badly)VERB + PACK▪ leadPACK + NOUN▪ instinctPREPOSITION▪ in a/the pack▪the dominant animal in the pack
▪ in packs▪The animals hunt in packs.
▪ pack of▪a pack of dogs/wolves
PHRASES▪ the leader of the pack5 (BrE) playing cards ⇨ See also ↑deckVERB + PACK▪ shuffle▪ cutPREPOSITION▪ in a/the pack▪There are 52 playing cards in a pack.
PHRASES▪ the bottom of the pack, the top of the pack▪Take a card from the top of the pack.
▪ a pack of cards{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verb1 put things into containersADVERB▪ carefully, neatly▪ tightly▪Live animals are transported across the continent, packed tightly into trucks.
▪ quickly▪ away, together, up▪The passengers were packed together like cattle.
▪I think we might as well pack up and go home.
PREPOSITION▪ in, into▪She packed her clothes into a suitcase.
2 fill a place/sthPREPOSITION▪ into▪Crowds of people packed into the hall.
PHRASES▪ be packed full of sth▪Our new brochure is packed full of inspirational ideas.
▪ be packed out (esp. BrE)▪The stadium was packed out.
▪ be packed to bursting (esp. BrE), be packed to capacity, be packed to overflowing (esp. BrE)▪The hall was packed to capacity.
▪ be packed to the brim, be packed to the gills, be packed to the rafters (esp. BrE)▪The hostel was packed to the rafters.
▪ be packed with sb▪The place was packed with conference attendees.
▪ closely packed, densely packed, tightly packedPack is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑fan
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
