- Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See Packn.
- To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as, to pack goods in a box; to pack fish.Strange materials packed up with wonderful art.Where . . . the bones Of all my buried ancestors are packed.
- To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into; as, to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater.
- To shuffle, sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly; to stack{3} (the deck).And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown.
- Hence:To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; to stack{3}; as, to pack a jury or a caucus.The expected council was dwindling into . . . a packed assembly of Italian bishops.
- To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.Obs He lost life . . . upon a nice point subtilely devised and packed by his enemies.
- To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse.Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey.
- To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; to send packing; -- sometimes with off; as, to pack a boy off to school.He . . . must not die Till George be packed with post horse up to heaven.
- To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or beasts).Western U.S
- HydropathyTo envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. See Packn., 5.
- MechTo render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine.
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- To cover, envelop, or protect tightly with something;
- to envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
