■ noun
1》 a paper or cardboard container.
2》 ( a ~ ) informal, chiefly Brit. a large sum of money.
3》 dated a boat travelling at regular intervals between two ports, originally for the conveyance of mail.
4》 Computing a block of data transmitted across a network.
■ verb ( ~s , ~ing , ~ed ) [often as adjective ~ed ] wrap up in a ~.
Origin
C16: dimin. of pack 1 , perh. from Anglo-Norman Fr.; cf. Anglo-Latin paccettum .