n. 25B6; noun
a pack of cigarettes : PACKET, container, package, box, carton, parcel.
a 45lb pack : BACKPACK, rucksack, knapsack, kitbag, bag, load.
a pack of wolves : GROUP, herd, troop.
a pack of youngsters : CROWD, mob, group, band, troupe, party, set, clique, gang, rabble, horde, throng, huddle, mass, assembly, gathering, host; informal crew, bunch.
25B6; verb
she helped pack the hamper : FILL (UP), put things in, load.
they packed their belongings : STOW, put away, store, box up.
the glasses were packed in straw : WRAP (UP), package, parcel, swathe, swaddle, encase, enfold, envelop, bundle.
Christmas shoppers packed the store : THRONG, crowd (into), fill (to overflowing), cram, jam, squash into, squeeze into.
pack the cloth against the wall : COMPRESS, press, squash, squeeze, jam, tamp.
25A0; pack something in (informal)
she has packed in her job : RESIGN FROM, leave, give up; informal quit, chuck; Brit. informal jack in.
he should pack in smoking : GIVE UP, abstain from, drop, desist from, refrain from, discontinue; informal quit, leave off; formal forswear.
25A0; pack someone off (informal) SEND OFF, dispatch, bundle off.
25A0; pack up
(Brit. informal) something is bound to pack up over Christmas : BREAK (DOWN), stop working, fail, develop a fault, malfunction, go wrong; informal act up, conk out, go kaput.
(informal) it's time to pack up : STOP, call it a day, finish, cease; informal knock off, quit, pack/jack it in.
25A0; pack something up PUT AWAY, tidy up/away, clear up/away.