pack

noun
/pæk/

A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.

Example

“The horses carried the packs across the plain.”

Other meanings

A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack
A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective.

Synonyms

battalion
multitude

Example sentences

“Our pack is so loaded.”
Tatoeba · AmarMecheri · CC0
“I had three days to pack all my things and go.”
Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Word history

From Middle Dutch "pak".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “pack” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.