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01. His mother was very upset when she found a [pack] of cigarettes in his pants pocket while she was doing the laundry.
02. He lifted his [pack] onto his shoulders, and set off down the trail.
03. Don't forget to [pack] a lunch today.
04. It only took me an hour to [pack] my bags for the trip.
05. In Quebec City, we could buy olives that were [packed] in oil instead of in salt water.
06. Do you have a [pack] of matches to light the fire with? Mine got all wet during the night.
07. We left our [packs] in a locker at the bus station while we walked around the city for the day.
08. There is a Bulgarian proverb which observes that if you call one wolf, you invite the [pack].
09. Wayne Lukas once remarked that the speed of the leader determines the rate of the [pack].
10. Wolf [packs] could be found in all the forests of Europe, and in 1420 and 1438, wolves roamed the streets of Paris.
11. Ice cream was invented in China around 2000 B.C. when the Chinese [packed] a soft milk-and-rice mixture in snow.
12. An important rule when hiking or camping in the wilderness is: [pack] it in; [pack] it out.
13. Sometimes wolves howl when they become separated from their [pack].
14. When giving a presentation, don't try to [pack] too much information into your speech.
15. The train station was [packed] with people when we got there.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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  • pack — pack …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • Pack — Pack, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pack — [ pak ] n. m. • 1817; angl. pack ice « paquet de glace » 1 ♦ Mar. Banquise ou agglomération de glace de mer en dérive. 2 ♦ (1912) Au rugby, L ensemble des avants. Recomm. offic. paquet. 3 ♦ (1970) Anglic. Emballage réunissant un lot d une même… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Pack — (p[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packed} (p[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Packing}.] [Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See {Pack}, n.] 1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pack — may refer to: Backpack Pack (canine), family structure of wild animals of the biological family Canidae Pack hunter, other animals that hunt in a group Cub scouts group, or a group or gang in a larger sense, as in Leader of the Pack. Playing… …   Wikipedia

  • Pack — bezeichnet: im abwertenden Sinne Gesindel eine gebündelte Verpackung die Klimaanlage bei Flugzeugen, die von den Triebwerken angetrieben wird, siehe Klimaanlage (Flugzeug) eine 1977 gegründete Punkband aus München Pack bezeichnet in der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • pack — pack1 [pak] n. [ME pakke < MDu pak < MFl pac: term carried throughout Europe via the Low Countries wool trade (as in Fr pacque, It pacco, Ir pac, ML paccus)] 1. a large bundle of things wrapped or tied up for carrying, as on the back of a… …   English World dictionary

  • pack — Ⅰ. pack [1] ► NOUN 1) a cardboard or paper container and the items inside it. 2) Brit. a set of playing cards. 3) a collection of related documents. 4) a group of animals that live and hunt together. 5) chiefly derogatory a group or set of… …   English terms dictionary

  • Pack — Pack, v. i. 1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation. [1913 Webster] 2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pack — [n1] kit, package backpack, baggage, bale, bundle, burden, equipment, haversack, knapsack, load, luggage, outfit, parcel, rucksack, truss; concepts 260,446,496 pack [n2] group, bunch assemblage, band, barrel, bundle, circle, collection, company,… …   New thesaurus

  • pack# — pack n *bundle, bunch, package, packet, bale, parcel pack vb Pack, crowd, cram, stuff, ram, tamp are comparable when they mean to fill tightly or cause to fill tightly something which holds a limited amount or presents a limited space. Pack, in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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