pack

/pæk/ v [T] (FILL)

Definition

› to fill a space, or to crowd people or things together, esp. in large numbers: [T] People packed Times Square, waiting for the new year to begin. The cooler was packed with cans of soda. fig. How much can you pack into a short vacation? packed

/pækt/ adj › Several people in the packed courtroom were crying.

(Definition of pack v (FILL) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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pack n GROUP
pack n PUT INTO
pack off someone phrasal verb
pack someone in phrasal verb
pack up phrasal verb
pack v FILL
pack v PRESS TOGETHER
pack v PUT INTO
package n
package v
packaging n

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