- [countable] (especially North American English) a container, usually made of paper, that holds a number of the same thing or an amount of something, ready to be sold
- pack of something a pack of cigarettes/gum
- You can buy the envelopes in packs of ten.
- a family pack (= one big enough for a family) of crisps
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cigarette
- blister
- gift
- …
- contain something
- in a/the pack
- pack of
- [countable] a set of different things that are supplied together for a particular purpose
- Send for your free information pack today.
- a starter/welcome/gift pack
- Each child was given a party pack filled with goodies.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- action
- information
- resource
- …
- contain something
- include something
- [countable] a number of things that are wrapped or tied together, especially for carrying
- donkeys carrying packs of wool
- (figurative) Everything she told us is a pack of lies (= a story that is completely false).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- fanny
- battery
- …
- carry
- sling
- animal
- horse
- mule
- …
- in a/the pack
- [countable] a large bag that you carry on your back
- We passed a group of walkers, carrying huge packs.
- The water in his pack made it very heavy.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- fanny
- battery
- …
- carry
- sling
- animal
- horse
- mule
- …
- in a/the pack
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of animals that hunt together or are kept for hunting
- packs of savage dogs
- wolves hunting in packs
- a pack of hounds
- the dominant animal in the pack
- The pack is/are led by the alpha male and female.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wolf
- hunting
- brat
- …
- lead
- instinct
- in a/the pack
- in packs
- pack of
- …
- the leader of the pack
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a group of similar people or things, especially one that you do not like or approve of
- We avoided a pack of journalists waiting outside.
- A pack of reporters was/were waiting for us.
- He's the leader of the pack.
- Of all the newspapers, this one is the worst of the pack.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- wolf
- hunting
- brat
- …
- lead
- instinct
- in a/the pack
- in packs
- pack of
- …
- the leader of the pack
- [countable + singular or plural verb] all the people who are behind the leaders in a race, competition, etc.
- measures aimed at keeping the company ahead of the pack
- (especially British English) (also deck North American English, British English)[countable] a complete set of 52 playing cards
- a pack of cards
- During the earthquake, buildings collapsed like a pack of cards.
- Take a card from the top of the pack.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pack- shuffle
- cut
- in a/the pack
- the bottom of the pack
- the top of the pack
- a pack of cards
- …
- [countable + singular or plural verb] an organized group of cubs / Cub Scouts or brownies
- to join a Brownie pack
- [countable] a hot or cold piece of soft material that holds liquid, used for treating a wound see also face pack, ice pack, mud packTopics Healthcarec1
container
set
things tied for carrying
large bag
of animals
of people
of cards
of Cubs/Brownies
for wound
Word OriginMiddle English: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pak (noun), pakken (verb). The verb appears early in Anglo-Latin and Anglo-Norman French in connection with the wool trade; trade in English wool was chiefly with the Low Countries.
Idioms
See pack in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee pack in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishthe joker in the pack
- a person or thing that could change the way that things will happen in a way that cannot be predicted
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