The boys packed a lot of kids into a telephone booth as a gag.
•They packed in a lot of kids.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
pack in — (Brit. informal) [verb] stop, cease, chuck (informal), give up or over, kick (informal) * * * pack in [phrasal verb] 1 Brit, informal : to stop or quit I have no intention of packing in just yet … Useful english dictionary
pack — pack1 [ pæk ] verb *** ▸ 1 put in container to move ▸ 2 protect in container ▸ 3 fill place completely ▸ 4 press to hard solid mass ▸ 5 carry gun ▸ 6 meeting/committee ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive or transitive to put your possessions into a bag … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pack — pack1 noun 1》 a cardboard or paper container and the items contained within it. ↘a quantity of foods packed or canned in a particular season. 2》 a collection of related documents. ↘Brit. a set of playing cards. ↘chiefly derogatory a… … English new terms dictionary
pack into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pack into : present tense I/you/we/they pack into he/she/it packs into present participle packing into past tense packed into past participle packed into pack someone/something into something to fit a lot of… … English dictionary
pack — I UK [pæk] / US verb Word forms pack : present tense I/you/we/they pack he/she/it packs present participle packing past tense packed past participle packed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to put your possessions into a bag, case, or box so that… … English dictionary
pack into — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone packs a lot of something into a limited space or time, they fit a lot into it. [V n P n] ...packing more events or tasks into less time... [V n P n] I have tried to pack a good deal into a few words. Syn: cram into 2) … English dictionary
pack — 1 verb 1 IN BOXES, CASES ETC also pack up (I, T) to put things into cases, boxes etc for taking somewhere or storing: I forgot to pack my razor. | They packed up the contents of their house. | We re off to Greece tomorrow and I haven t even… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pack — pack1 W3S2 [pæk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(clothes)¦ 2¦(goods)¦ 3¦(crowd)¦ 4¦(protect something)¦ 5¦(snow/soil etc)¦ 6 pack your bags 7 pack a gun 8 pack a (hard/hefty/strong etc) punch Phrasal verbs pack something<=>away … Dictionary of contemporary English
pack — ▪ I. pack pack 1 [pæk] noun 1. [countable] a small container with a set of things in it; = PACKAGE; PACKET: • Five million tickets to Disney films will be placed in specially marked packs. pack of … Financial and business terms
pack — [[t]pæ̱k[/t]] ♦♦ packs, packing, packed 1) VERB When you pack a bag, you put clothes and other things into it, because you are leaving a place or going on holiday. [V n] When I was 17, I packed my bags and left home... [V n] I decided to pack a… … English dictionary
pack in — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you pack something in, you stop doing it. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] I d just packed in a job the day before... [V n P] Pack it in. Stop being spiteful. Syn: give up … English dictionary
