Synonyms for pack
noun
A package
package, box, packet; see package 1.
Kit
bundle, backpack, knapsack, duffel bag, bag, baggage, kit, gear, outfit, load, burden; see also bag 1, equipment.
A group
number, gang, mob; see crowd 1.
A medical dressing
application, hot pack, ice pack, cold pack, plaster, pledget, pad, sponge, tampon, compress, bandage, wet dressing; see also dressing 3.
A set of cards
deck, canasta deck, poker deck, rummy deck, bridge deck, pinochle deck, set, assortment; see also deck 2. See syn. study at package.
verb
To prepare for transportation
prepare, gather, collect, (make) ready, get ready, put in (order), stow away, dispose, cinch, sock up, tie with a diamond hitch, tie, bind, brace, fasten.
Antonyms undo*, untie, take out.
To stow compactly
stuff, squeeze, bind, compress, condense, arrange, ram, cram, jam, insert, press, contract, put away, pack in, thrust in, drive in, run in.
Antonyms scatter*, loosen, fluff up.
To fill by entering; often used with ""in'' or ""out''
crowd, throng, mob; see press 1, push 1.
To transport by using pack animals; often used with ""in'' or ""out''
carry, freight, journey, trek, backpack, haul around, go by muleback, take a pack train; see also carry 1.
See pack in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
- (Informal)
A great deal:
abundance, mass, mountain, much, plenty, profusion, wealth, world. (Informal) barrel, heap, lot, peck2, pile. (Regional) power, sight. See big An organized group of criminals, hoodlums, or wrongdoers:
band2, gang, ring1. (Informal) mob. See group
verb
To make or become full; put as much into as can be held:
charge, fill, freight, heap, load, pile. See fullTo fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly:
cram, crowd, jam, load, mob, stuff. (Informal) jam-pack. See full, tighten- (Informal)
To hold on one's person:
bear, carry, have, possess. See owned
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