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Packing

noun

1.

Any material used especially to protect something. Synonyms: packing material, wadding.

2.

The enclosure of something in a package or box. Synonym: boxing.

3.

Carrying something in a pack on the back. Synonym: backpacking.

Pack

verb

(past & past part. packed; pres. part. packing)

1.

Arrange in a container.

2.

Fill to capacity. "The murder trial packed the court house"

3.

Compress into a wad. Synonyms: bundle, compact, wad.

4.

Carry, as on one's back.

5.

Set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome.

6.

Have with oneself; have on one's person. Synonyms: carry, take. "I always carry money" , "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

7.

Press tightly together or cram. Synonyms: jam, mob, pile, throng.

8.

Hike with a backpack. Synonym: backpack.

9.

Press down tightly. Synonyms: tamp, tamp down.

10.

Seal with packing.

11.

Have the property of being packable or of compacting easily. Synonym: compact. "Such odd-shaped items do not pack well"

12.

Load with a pack. Synonym: load down.

13.

Treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood. "You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice"

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