I.
noun
1 ( esp. AmE ) container holding goods
ADJECTIVE
▪ cigarette ( esp. AmE ) (usually cigarette packet in BrE )
▪ blister
▪ gift , sample ( BrE )
PACK + VERB
▪ contain sth
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
How many needles are there in a ~?
▪ ~ of
▪
It comes in ~s of six.
▪
a ~ of cigarettes
▪
a ~ of gum
2 things supplied together
ADJECTIVE
▪ action , information , resource ( BrE ), starter , training ( BrE )
PACK + VERB
▪ contain sth , include sth
▪
Your information ~ includes addresses of leading manufacturers.
3 things put together for carrying
ADJECTIVE
▪ heavy
▪ fanny ( AmE )
▪ battery , power
▪
a rechargeable battery ~
VERB + PACK
▪ carry , sling
PACK + NOUN
▪ animal , horse , mule
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The water in his ~ made it very heavy.
4 group of animals, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ wolf
▪ hunting
▪ brat (= a group of famous young people who sometimes behave badly)
VERB + PACK
▪ lead
PACK + NOUN
▪ instinct
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
the dominant animal in the ~
▪ in ~s
▪
The animals hunt in ~s.
▪ ~ of
▪
a ~ of dogs/wolves
PHRASES
▪ the leader of the ~
5 ( BrE ) playing cards ⇨ See also ↑ deck
VERB + PACK
▪ shuffle
▪ cut
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
There are 52 playing cards in a ~.
PHRASES
▪ the bottom of the ~ , the top of the ~
▪
Take a card from the top of the ~.
▪ a ~ of cards
II.
verb
1 put things into containers
ADVERB
▪ carefully , neatly
▪ tightly
▪
Live animals are transported across the continent, ~ed tightly into trucks.
▪ quickly
▪ away , together , up
▪
The passengers were ~ed together like cattle.
▪
I think we might as well ~ up and go home.
PREPOSITION
▪ in , into
▪
She ~ed her clothes into a suitcase.
2 fill a place/sth
PREPOSITION
▪ into
▪
Crowds of people ~ed into the hall.
PHRASES
▪ be ~ed full of sth
▪
Our new brochure is ~ed full of inspirational ideas.
▪ be ~ed out ( esp. BrE )
▪
The stadium was ~ed out.
▪ be ~ed to bursting ( esp. BrE ), be ~ed to capacity , be ~ed to overflowing ( esp. BrE )
▪
The hall was ~ed to capacity.
▪ be ~ed to the brim , be ~ed to the gills , be ~ed to the rafters ( esp. BrE )
▪
The hostel was ~ed to the rafters.
▪ be ~ed with sb
▪
The place was ~ed with conference attendees.
▪ closely ~ed , densely ~ed , tightly ~ed
Pack is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ fan
Pack is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ backpack , ↑ bag , ↑ basket , ↑ belongings , ↑ box , ↑ clothes , ↑ crate , ↑ grocery , ↑ hall , ↑ luggage , ↑ parachute , ↑ picnic , ↑ punch , ↑ rucksack , ↑ shelf , ↑ stadium , ↑ street , ↑ suitcase , ↑ tent , ↑ thing , ↑ trunk , ↑ venue