FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a bale, as of goods.

n A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden.

n A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.

n A full set of playing cards; also, the assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre pack.

n A number of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together.

n A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang;

n A group of Cub Scouts.

n A shook of cask staves.

n A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling simultaneously.

n A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely.

n An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment.

n (slang): A loose, lewd, or worthless person.

n (context|snooker|pool) A tight group of object balls in cue sports. Usually the reds in snooker.

n (rugby) The team on the field.

v (transitive) 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;

v (transitive) 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,

v (transitive|card games) To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly.

v (transitive) To bring together or make up unfairly and fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result

v (transitive) To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot.

v (transitive) To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber

v (transitive) To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; especially, to send away peremptorily or suddenly; – sometimes with off. See pack off

v (transitive) To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or animals).

v (transitive) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.

v (transitive) To 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

v (intransitive) To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.

v (intransitive) To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well.

v (intransitive) To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the perch begin to pack.

v (intransitive) To depart in haste; – generally with off or away.

v (intransitive) To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes; to join in collusion.

v (transitive|slang) To carry weapons, especially firearms, on one's person.

v (transitive|sports|slang) To block a shot, especially in basketball.