| pack riding | riding with a pack |
pack animal
sumpter | an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads |
packrat
pack rat
trade rat
bushytail woodrat
Neotoma cinerea | any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Neotoma of western North America, hoards food and other objects |
backpack
back pack
knapsack
packsack
rucksack
haversack | a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder |
backpacking tent
pack tent | a tent that can be carried in a backpack |
blister pack
bubble pack | packaging in which a product is sealed between a cardboard backing and clear plastic cover |
fanny pack
butt pack | a waist pack worn with the pouch in back |
ice pack
ice bag | a waterproof bag filled with ice: applied to the body (especially the head) to cool or reduce swelling |
| pack | a convenient package or parcel (as of cigarettes or film) |
| pack | a bundle (especially one carried on the back) |
| pack | a sheet or blanket (either dry or wet) to wrap around the body for its therapeutic effect |
| pack face pack | a cream that cleanses and tones the skin |
| power pack | a device for converting a power supply to a voltage required by particular equipment |
six-pack
six pack
sixpack | a carton containing six bottles or cans |
waist pack
belt bag | a small pouch (usually with a zipper) that attaches to a belt and is worn around the waist |
| pack | a complete collection of similar things |
disk pack
disc pack | (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device |
pack of cards
deck of cards
deck | a pack of playing cards |
| pack | a group of hunting animals |
| wolf pack | a group of wolves hunting together |
clique
coterie
ingroup
inner circle
pack camp | an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose |
gang pack ring
mob | an association of criminals, police tried to break up the gang, a pack of thieves |
| wolf pack | a group of submarines operating together in attacking enemy convoys |
pack ice
ice pack | a large expanse of floating ice |
magpie
scavenger
pack rat | someone who collects things that have been discarded by others |
battalion
large number
multitude
plurality pack | a large indefinite number, a battalion of ants, a multitude of TV antennas, a plurality of religions |
| pack on | gain (weight), He packed on two pounds over the summer |
| pack | treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood, The nurse packed gauze in the wound, You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice |
| compress compact pack together | make more compact by or as if by pressing, compress the data |
| pack | carry, as on one's back, Pack your tents to the top of the mountain |
| pack | arrange in a container, pack the books into the boxes |
| pack load down | load with a pack |
| pack bundle wad compact | compress into a wad, wad paper into the box |
| compact pack b | have the property of being packable or of compacting easily, This powder compacts easily, Such odd-shaped items do not pack well |
| pack | seal with packing, pack the faucet |
tamp down
tamp
pack | press down tightly, tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso |
backpack
pack | hike with a backpack, Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies |
throng
mob
pack
pile
jam | press tightly together or cram, The crowd packed the auditorium |
| pack | fill to capacity, This singer always packs the concert halls, The murder trial packed the court house |
| pack | set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome, pack a jury |
carry pack
take | have with oneself, have on one's person, She always takes an umbrella, I always carry money, She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains |