" pack "

1: as in close, tight;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bosom,

•  chummy,

•  close,

•  familiar,

•  friendly,

•  inseparable,

•  intimate,

•  pally,

•  palsy,

•  palsy-walsy,

•  thick,

•  tight,

•  clannish,

•  cliquey,

•  cliquish,

•  close-knit,

•  exclusive,

•  snobbish,

•  snobby,

•  incestuous,

•  forbidding,

•  inhospitable,

•  unfriendly

•  Antonyms : 

•  receptive,

•  welcoming

1: to close up so that no empty spaces remain;

  * e.g., " ... carefully pack the food containers so we'll have as much as possible for the picnic "

•  Synonyms : 

•  block,

•  bung,

•  dam,

•  fill,

•  plug,

•  stop,

•  stuff

•  Antonyms : 

•  clear,

•  empty,

•  evacuate,

•  vacate,

•  void

2: to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained;

  * e.g., " ... I had packed the suitcase so tightly that it wouldn't close "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brim,

•  charge,

•  cram,

•  fill,

•  heap,

•  jam,

•  jam-pack,

•  load,

•  stuff

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to support and take from one place to another;

  * e.g., " ... remember to pack several changes of clothing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bear,

•  carry,

•  cart,

•  convey,

•  ferry,

•  haul,

•  lug,

•  tote,

•  transport

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to cause to go or be taken from one place to another;

  * e.g., " ... packed the child off to a good boarding school "

•  Synonyms : 

•  consign,

•  dispatch,

•  send,

•  ship,

•  shoot,

•  transfer,

•  transmit,

•  transport

•  Antonyms : 

•  accept,

•  receive

1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;

  * e.g., " ... the auto company is downsizing and will be packing up operations at the local plant "

•  Synonyms : 

•  break,

•  break off,

•  break up,

•  can,

•  cease,

•  cut off,

•  cut out,

•  desist (from),

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  end,

•  give over,

•  halt,

•  knock off,

•  lay off,

•  leave off,

•  quit,

•  shut off,

•  stop

•  Antonyms : 

•  carry on,

•  continue,

•  keep,

•  keep up,

•  maintain

2: to stop doing (something) permanently;

  * e.g., " ... after two years of college, he decided to pack in that academic stuff and join the army "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abandon,

•  discontinue,

•  drop,

•  give up,

•  knock off,

•  lay off (of),

•  quit

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to leave a place often for another;

  * e.g., " ... with the dinner conversation becoming more and more desultory, the time had clearly come to pack off "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  begone,

•  book,

•  bug off,

•  bug out,

•  bugger off,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  dig out,

•  exit,

•  get,

•  get off,

•  go,

•  go off,

•  move,

•  part,

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  pull out,

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  run along,

•  sally (forth),

•  scarper,

•  shove (off),

•  step (along),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  show up,

•  turn up

1: a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back;

  * e.g., " ... part of basic training is becoming accustomed to taking very long hikes with an 80-pound pack "

•  Synonyms : 

•  backpack,

•  kit bag,

•  knapsack,

•  packsack,

•  rucksack

•  Antonyms : 

•  ace,

•  bit,

•  dab,

•  dram,

•  driblet,

•  glimmer,

•  handful,

•  hint,

•  lick,

•  little,

•  mite,

•  mouthful,

•  nip,

•  ounce,

•  peanuts,

•  pinch,

•  pittance,

•  scruple,

•  shade,

•  shadow,

•  smidgen,

•  speck,

•  spot,

•  sprinkle,

•  sprinkling,

•  strain,

•  streak,

•  suspicion,

•  tad,

•  taste,

•  touch,

•  trace

2: a wrapped or sealed case containing an item or set of items;

  * e.g., " ... she tucked a small pack of lozenges into her bag "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bundle,

•  package,

•  packet,

•  parcel

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a considerable amount;

  * e.g., " ... it took a pack of courage to stand up before that crowd and tell the truth "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abundance,

•  barrel,

•  basketful,

•  boatload,

•  bucket,

•  bunch,

•  bundle,

•  bushel,

•  carload,

•  chunk,

•  deal,

•  dozen,

•  fistful,

•  gobs,

•  good deal,

•  heap,

•  hundred,

•  lashings,

•  loads,

•  lot,

•  mass,

•  mess,

•  mountain,

•  much,

•  multiplicity,

•  myriad,

•  oodles,

•  passel,

•  peck,

•  pile,

•  plateful,

•  plenitude,

•  plentitude,

•  plenty,

•  pot,

•  potful,

•  profusion,

•  quantity,

•  raft,

•  reams,

•  scads,

•  sheaf,

•  shipload,

•  sight,

•  slew,

•  spate,

•  stack,

•  store,

•  ton,

•  truckload,

•  volume,

•  wad,

•  wealth,

•  yard

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in donkey, ass;

•  Synonyms : 

•  ass,

•  burro,

•  donkey,

•  jackass,

•  moke,

•  jack,

•  jennet,

•  jenny,

•  hinny,

•  mule

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in savers, hoarders;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hoarders,

•  savers,

•  cheapskates,

•  churls,

•  hunks,

•  misers,

•  penny-pinchers,

•  pikers,

•  scrooges,

•  skinflints,

•  tightwads

•  Antonyms : 

•  prodigals,

•  profligates,

•  spenders,

•  spendthrifts,

•  squanderers,

•  wasters,

•  wastrels

1: as in donkeys, asses;

•  Synonyms : 

•  asses,

•  burros,

•  donkeys,

•  jackasses,

•  mokes,

•  jacks,

•  jennets,

•  jennies,

•  hinnies,

•  mules

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in saver, hoarder;

•  Synonyms : 

•  hoarder,

•  saver,

•  cheapskate,

•  churl,

•  hunks,

•  miser,

•  penny-pincher,

•  piker,

•  scrooge,

•  skinflint,

•  tightwad

•  Antonyms : 

•  prodigal,

•  profligate,

•  spender,

•  spendthrift,

•  squanderer,

•  waster,

•  wastrel