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verb
  1. 1
    to put your possessions into a bag, suitcase, or box so that you can take or send them somewhere

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pack*

    To put something inside something: bag, bed, bottle, box, bury, center, cram, crate, embed, entomb... more
  3. 3
    to fill a place completely

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pack*

    To fill a thing or place: fill, cram, stuff, crowd, stock, pack, choke, jam, saturate, pack in... more
  4. 4
    to press something such as soil or snow into a solid hard mass

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pack*

    To press or squeeze something: press, squeeze, rub, depress, flatten, compress, crush, grind, scrunch, nip... more
  5. 5
    American informal to carry a gun with you

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of pack*

    To use a gun: aim, cock, cover, discharge, fight, fire, fire off, let off, load, open up... more

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