PACK

I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, of Low German or Dutch origin; akin to Middle Low German & Middle Dutch pak ~ Date: 13th century 1. a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back, a group or pile of related objects, c. a number of individual components ~aged as a unit , container , a compact unitized assembly to perform a specific function, a stack of magnetic disks in a container for use as a storage device, 2. the contents of a bundle, a large amount or number ; heap , a full set of playing cards, 3. an act or instance of ~ing, a method of ~ing, 4. a set of persons with a common interest ; clique , an organized unit (as of Cub Scouts), 5. a. a group of domesticated animals trained to hunt or run together, a group of often predatory animals of the same kind , a large group of individuals massed together (as in a race), wolf ~ , a concentrated or compacted mass (as of snow or ice), wet absorbent material for therapeutic application to the body, 8. a cosmetic paste for the face, an application or treatment of oils or creams for conditioning the scalp and hair, material used in ~ing, II. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make into a compact bundle, to fill completely , to fill with ~ing , to load with a ~ , to put in a protective container , 2. to crowd together, to increase the density of ; compress , 3. to cause or command to go without ceremony , to bring to an end ; give up , to gather into tight formation ; make a ~ of (as hounds), to cover or surround with a ~, 6. to transport on foot or on the back of an animal , to wear or carry as equipment , to be supplied or equipped with ; possess , to make or be capable of making (an impact) , intransitive verb 1. to go away without ceremony ; depart , quit , stop , 2. to stow goods and equipment for transportation, to be suitable for ~ing , 3. to assemble in a group ; congregate , to crowd together, to become built up or compacted in a layer or mass , 5. to carry goods or equipment, to travel with one's baggage (as by horse), ~ability noun ~able adjective III. transitive verb Etymology: obsolete ~ to make a secret agreement Date: 1587 to influence the composition of so as to bring about a desired result , to arrange (the cards in a ~) so as to cheat, IV. adjective Etymology: perhaps from obsolete ~ to make a secret agreement Date: 1701 intimate