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- [pak in]
- /pæk ɪn/
- /pæk ɪn/
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- [pak in]
- /pæk ɪn/
Definitions of pack in words
- noun pack in Hunting. a number of hounds, especially foxhounds and beagles, regularly used together in a hunt. 2
- noun pack in a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack. 1
- noun pack in a definite quantity or standard measure of something wrapped up or otherwise assembled for merchandising (sometimes used in combination): a pack of cigarettes; a six-pack of beer. 1
- noun pack in the quantity of something that is packaged, canned, or the like, at one time, in one season, etc.: last year's salmon pack. 1
- noun pack in a group of people or things: a pack of fools; a pack of lies. 1
- noun pack in a group of certain animals of the same kind, especially predatory ones: a pack of wolves. 1
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Origin of pack in
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (noun) Middle English pak, packe < Middle Dutch pac or perhaps Middle Low German pak; (v.) Middle English pakken < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
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Parts of speech for Pack in
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pack in popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pack in usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pack in
verb pack in
- call it a day — If you call it a day, you decide to stop what you are doing because you are tired of it or because it is not successful.
- call it quits — to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
- cease — If something ceases, it stops happening or existing.
- chock — a block or wedge of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object
- chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
Antonyms for pack in
verb pack in
- disjoin — to undo or prevent the junction or union of; disunite; separate.
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