Tra từ pack - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pack [pack packs packed packing] verb, noun BrE [pæk] NAmE [pæk]
verb

PUT INTO CONTAINER
1. intransitive, transitive to put clothes, etc. into a bag in preparation for a trip away from home
• I haven't packed yet.
•~ sth I haven't packed my suitcase yet.
•He packed a bag with a few things and was off.
•He packed a few things into a bag.
•Did you pack the camera?
•~ sb sth I've packed you some food for the journey.
2. transitive ~ sth (up) (in/into sth) to put sth into a container so that it can be stored, transported or sold
• The pottery was packed in boxes and shipped to the US.
• I carefully packed up the gifts.
•He found a part-time job packing eggs.
Opp: ↑unpack

PROTECT
3. transitive ~ sth (in/with sth) to protect sth that breaks easily by surrounding it with soft material
• The paintings were carefully packed in newspaper.

PRESERVE FOOD
4. transitive ~ sth (in sth) to preserve food in a particular substance
•fish packed in ice

FILL
5. intransitive, transitive to fill sth with a lot of people or things
•+ adv./prep. We all packed together into one car.
•~ sth (with sth) Fans packed the hall to see the band.
•Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry.
see also ↑packed, ↑packed out

SNOW/SOIL
6. transitive ~ sth (down) to press sth such as snow or soil to form a thick hard mass
•Pack the earth down around the plant.
•a patch of packed snow

CARRY GUN
7. transitive, intransitive ~ (sth) (NAmE, informal)to carry a gun
•to pack a gun
•Is he packing?

STORM
8. transitive ~ sth to have sth
•A storm packing 75 mph winds swept across the area last night.
more at send sb packing at ↑send
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.

Thesaurus:
pack verb
1. I, T
•He packed his bag and left.
fill • • load •
Opp: unpack
pack/fill/load sth with/in/into sth
2. I, T
•Fans packed the hall to see the band.
•Pack wet shoes with newspaper to help them dry.
cram • • stuff • • jam • • squeeze • • crowd • • wedge •
pack/cram/stuff/jam/squeeze/crowd/wedge sb/sth in/into sth
pack/cram/stuff/jam/squeeze/wedge sb/sth between sth and sth else
be packed/crammed/jammed/squeezed/crowded/wedged together
Pack, cram, stuff or jam? Pack and cram are very similar, although cram suggests less order and more force. If you stuff or jam sth into a space you put it there in a quick or careless way.

Example Bank:
•Crowds of people packed into the hall.
•I think we might as well pack up and go home.
•Live animals are transported across the continent, packed tightly into lorries.
•Our new brochure is packed full of inspirational ideas.
•She packed her clothes into a suitcase.
•The cinema was packed out!
•The hall was packed to capacity.
•The passengers travelled packed together like cattle.
•The place was packed with conference attendees.
•I haven't packed my suitcase yet.
•I've packed you some food for the journey.
•They pack a lot into the one-week programme.
Idioms: ↑pack a punch ▪ ↑pack your bags
Derived: ↑pack away ▪ ↑pack into something ▪ ↑pack somebody in ▪ ↑pack somebody in something ▪ ↑pack somebody off ▪ ↑pack something away ▪ ↑pack something in ▪ ↑pack something out ▪ ↑pack something up ▪ ↑pack up

noun

CONTAINER
1. countable (especially NAmE)a container, usually made of paper, that holds a number of the same thing or an amount of sth, ready to be sold
•a pack of cigarettes/gum
• You can buy the envelopes in packs of ten.
compare ↑package, ↑packet
see also ↑flat-pack, ↑six-pack

SET
2. countable a set of different things that are supplied together for a particular purpose
• Send for your free information pack today.

THINGS TIED FOR CARRYING
3. countable a number of things that are wrapped or tied together, especially for carrying
•donkeys carrying packs of wool
• (figurative) Everything she told us is a pack of lies (= a story that is completely false).

LARGE BAG
4. countable a large bag that you carry on your back
•We passed a group of walkers, carrying huge packs.
see also ↑backpack, ↑fanny pack

OF ANIMALS
5. countable + singular or plural verb a group of animals that hunt together or are kept for hunting
•packs of savage dogs
•wolves hunting in packs
•a pack of hounds

OF PEOPLE
6. countable + singular or plural verb a group of similar people or things, especially one that you do not like or approve of
•We avoided a pack of journalists waiting outside.
•He's the leader of the pack.
•Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.
7. countable + singular or plural verb all the people who are behind the leaders in a race, competition, etc
•measures aimed at keeping the company ahead of the pack

OF CARDS
8. (BrE) (also deck NAmE, BrE)countable a complete set of 52 ↑playing cards
•a pack of cards
•During the earthquake, buildings collapsed like a pack of cards.

OF CUBS/BROWNIES
9. countable + singular or plural verb an organized group of ↑Cub Scouts or Brownies
•to join a Brownie pack

FOR WOUND
10. countable a hot or cold piece of soft material that absorbs liquid, used for treating a wound
see also ↑face pack, ↑ice pack, ↑mud pack
see the joker in the pack at ↑joker

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.

Example Bank:
•It comes in packs of six.
•Take a card from the top of the pack.
•The animals hunt in packs.
•The water in his pack made it very heavy.
•There are 52 playing cards in a pack.
•Your information pack includes addresses of leading manufacturers.
•a pack of cigarettes
•a pack of dogs/wolves
•a rechargeable battery pack
•the dominant animal in the pack
•Killer whales hunt in packs, as do wolves.
•Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.
•Packs of savage dogs roamed the hills.
•They have kept a pack of hounds on the estate for decades.
•You can buy the disks in packs of ten.

See also: ↑deck