pack — pack1 [pak] n. [ME pakke < MDu pak < MFl pac: term carried throughout Europe via the Low Countries wool trade (as in Fr pacque, It pacco, Ir pac, ML paccus)] 1. a large bundle of things wrapped or tied up for carrying, as on the back of a… … English World dictionary
pack — ▪ I. pack pack 1 [pæk] noun 1. [countable] a small container with a set of things in it; = PACKAGE; PACKET: • Five million tickets to Disney films will be placed in specially marked packs. pack of … Financial and business terms
punch — I. /pʌntʃ / (say punch) noun 1. a thrusting blow, especially with the fist. 2. Colloquial a vigorous, telling effect or force. 3. Australian Rules → handball (def. 6). –verb (t) 4. to give a sharp thrust or blow to, especially with the fist. 5.… …
punch — I n. blow 1) to deliver, give, land, throw a punch 2) to pull ( soften ) one s punches (also fig.) 3) to roll with a punch 4) a one two; rabbit; solid; Sunday punch 5) a punch in, on, to (a punch in the face; a punch on the nose) misc. 6) to pack … Combinatory dictionary
pack — I. /pæk / (say pak) noun 1. a quantity of anything wrapped or tied up; a parcel; a packet. 2. a wrapped or otherwise contained load carried on the back by a person or by an animal. 3. a. → backpack (defs 1 and 2). b. a soldier s backpack. 4. the… …
pack — pack1 [ pæk ] verb *** ▸ 1 put in container to move ▸ 2 protect in container ▸ 3 fill place completely ▸ 4 press to hard solid mass ▸ 5 carry gun ▸ 6 meeting/committee ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to put your possessions into a bag … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Punch — I n. blow 1) to deliver, give, land, throw a punch 2) to pull ( soften ) one s punches (also fig.) 3) to roll with a punch 4) a one two; rabbit; solid; Sunday punch 5) a punch in, on, to (a punch in the face; a punch on the nose) misc. 6) to pack … Combinatory dictionary
pack — I UK [pæk] / US verb Word forms pack : present tense I/you/we/they pack he/she/it packs present participle packing past tense packed past participle packed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to put your possessions into a bag, case, or box so that… … English dictionary
pack — {{11}}pack (n.) bundle, early 13c., probably from a Low German word (Cf. M.Du. pac, pack bundle, M.L.G. pak, M.Flem. pac, attested from late 12c.), originally a term of wool traders in Flanders; or possibly from O.N. pakki, all of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
pack — pack1 W3S2 [pæk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(goods)¦ 3¦(crowd)¦ 4¦(protect something)¦ 5¦(snow/soil etc)¦ 6 pack your bags 7 pack a gun 8 pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch Phrasal verbs pack something<=>away … Dictionary of contemporary English
punch — 1 verb (T) 1 to hit someone or something hard with your fist (=closed hand): punch sb in/on sth: Gallacher swung round and punched me hard in the stomach. | punch sb/sth: I punched the wall in anger. | punch the air (=to make a movement like a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
