English Explanatory Dictionary

packing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pack
noun
  1. The action of the verb.
  2. The action of putting things together, especially of putting clothes into a suitcase for a journey.
  3. The spatial arrangement of objects, items or constituent parts.
  4. The gathering of birds, animals etc. into a pack.
  5. The forming of players into a scrum.
  6. As a concrete noun.
  7. Material used to fill in the space around something, especially to make a piston etc. watertight or airtight.
  8. Material used to wrap a product for sale etc.; packaging.
  9. A fee charged to cover the costs of packaging.
  10. Special material used to fill containers or vessels for certain chemically related applications.
  11. Clipping of meatpacking.

Pronunciation

/ˈpakɪŋ/ /ˈpækɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-packing.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-packing.wav

Word forms

packing packings

Etymology

From Middle English pakkynge; equivalent to pack (“verb and noun senses”) + -ing.

Related words

backpacking packer packmaker packmaking

Derived words

close-packing copacking court packing fudge packing meatpacking packing for Perth packing fudge packing heat packing on pamper packing send someone packing sphere packing tail packing vacuum packing contract packing co-packing court-packing meatpacker packing case packing-case packinghouse packingless packing list packing needle packing-needle packing noodle packing parka packing peanut packing plant packing room packing snow packing tape postage and packing subpacking underpacking wolf packing
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