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■ noun
1》 a cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it.
↘a quantity of foods ~ed or canned in a particular season.
2》 a collection of related documents.
↘ Brit. a set of playing cards.
↘ chiefly derogatory a group or set of similar things or people: a ~ of lies.
3》 a group of wild animals, especially wolves, living and hunting together.
↘a group of hounds kept for hunting.
↘( the ~ ) the main body of competitors following the leader in a race or competition.
4》 an organized group of Cub Scouts or Brownies.
5》 Rugby a team's forwards considered as a group.
6》 a rucksack or similar bag.
7》 a hot or cold pad of absorbent material, used for treating an injury.
8》 ~ ice.
■ verb
1》 fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.
2》 place in a container for transport or storage.
↘be capable of being folded up for transport or storage.
3》 cram a large number of things into.
↘[often as adjective ~ed ] (of a large number of people) crowd into and fill (a place).
4》 cover, surround, or fill.
5》 informal carry (a gun).
6》 Rugby (of players) form a scrum.
Phrases
~ heat N. Amer. informal carry a gun.
~ a punch
1》 be capable of hitting with skill or force.
2》 have a powerful effect.
~ed out Brit. informal very crowded.
send someone ~ing informal dismiss someone peremptorily.
Phrasal verbs
~ something in informal give up an activity or job.
~ someone off informal send someone somewhere peremptorily.
~ something out N. Amer. ~ something up and take it away.
~ up (or in ) Brit. informal (of a machine) break down.
Derivatives
~able adjective
~er noun
Origin
ME: from MDu., Mid. Low Ger. pak (n.), pakken (v.).
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■ verb fill (a jury or committee) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.
Origin
C16 (in the sense 'enter into a private agreement'): prob. from the obs. verb pact 'enter into an agreement with', the final -t being interpreted as an inflection of the past tense.