cold-pack

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld pak]
- /koʊld pæk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld pak]
- /koʊld pæk/

Definitions of cold-pack word

verb with object cold-pack to place a cold pack on: to cold-pack a feverish patient. 1
verb with object cold-pack to can (food) by the cold-pack method. 1
noun cold-pack a cold towel, ice bag, etc., applied to the body to reduce swelling, relieve pain, etc. 1
noun cold-pack Also called cold-pack method, raw-pack method. a method of canning uncooked food by placing it in hot jars or cans and sterilizing in a bath of boiling water or steam. 1

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Origin of cold-pack

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

First recorded in 1920-25

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Parts of speech for Cold-pack

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cold-pack

cold-pack popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for cold-pack

noun cold-pack

ice bag — a waterproof bag to be filled with ice and applied to the head or another part of the body to be cooled.

Just one Synonym for cold-pack