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We have found lemma(root) word of packs : pack.
Definitions
[pak], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a small cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it
(e.g: a pack of cigarettes)
- a group of wild animals, especially wolves, living and hunting together
(e.g: a pack of wolves will encircle an ailing prey)
- a rucksack
(e.g: we picked up our packs and trudged off)
- an expanse of large pieces of floating ice driven together into a nearly continuous mass, as occurs in polar seas
- a hot or cold pad of absorbent material, especially as used for treating an injury
Phrases:
- go to the pack
- pack a punch
- pack a sad
- pack heat
- pack it in
- pack one's bags
- packed out
- send someone packing
Origin
:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries
[pak], (Verb)
Definitions:
- fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel
(e.g: I packed a bag and left)
- cram a large number of things into
(e.g: it was a large room, packed with beds jammed side by side)
- carry (a gun)
(e.g: he packs a gun and keeps it at the ready)
Phrases:
- go to the pack
- pack a punch
- pack a sad
- pack heat
- pack it in
- pack one's bags
- packed out
- send someone packing
Origin
:
Middle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries
[pak], (Verb)
Definitions:
- fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision
(e.g: his efforts to pack the court with men who shared his ideology)
Phrases:
Origin
:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘enter into a private agreement’): of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of pact or pack
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