" packing "

1: as in pad, filling;

•  Synonyms : 

•  fill,

•  filler,

•  filling,

•  padding,

•  stuffing,

•  wadding,

•  buffer,

•  bumper,

•  cushion,

•  fender,

•  pad,

•  interlining,

•  lining,

•  quilting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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 : 

•  blocking,

•  bunging,

•  damming,

•  filling,

•  plugging,

•  stopping,

•  stuffing

•  Antonyms : 

•  clearing,

•  emptying,

•  evacuating,

•  vacating,

•  voiding

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 : 

•  brimming,

•  charging,

•  cramming,

•  filling,

•  heaping,

•  jamming,

•  jam-packing,

•  loading,

•  stuffing

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

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

•  Synonyms : 

•  bearing,

•  carrying,

•  carting,

•  conveying,

•  ferrying,

•  hauling,

•  lugging,

•  toting,

•  transporting

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

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

  * e.g., " ... we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend "

•  Synonyms : 

•  brimming,

•  charging,

•  cramming,

•  filling,

•  heaping,

•  jamming,

•  loading,

•  packing,

•  stuffing

•  Antonyms : 

•  clearing,

•  emptying,

•  evacuating,

•  vacating,

•  voiding

1: to let go from office, service, or employment;

  * e.g., " ... After he missed work three times in one week they sent the new guy packing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  ax,

•  bounce,

•  can,

•  cashier,

•  discharge,

•  dismiss,

•  fire,

•  muster out,

•  pink-slip,

•  release,

•  remove,

•  retire,

•  sack,

•  terminate,

•  turn off

•  Antonyms : 

•  employ,

•  engage,

•  hire,

•  retain,

•  sign (up or on),

•  take on

2: to drive or force out;

  * e.g., " ... The exterminator showed up and sent the termites packing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  banish,

•  boot (out),

•  bounce,

•  cast out,

•  chase,

•  dismiss,

•  drum (out),

•  eject,

•  expel,

•  extrude,

•  kick out,

•  oust,

•  out,

•  rout,

•  run off,

•  throw out,

•  turf (out),

•  turn out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to let go from office, service, or employment;

  * e.g., " ... After he missed work three times in one week they sent the new guy packing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  axed,

•  bounced,

•  canned,

•  cashiered,

•  discharged,

•  dismissed,

•  fired,

•  mustered out,

•  pink-slipped,

•  released,

•  removed,

•  retired,

•  sacked,

•  terminated,

•  turned off

•  Antonyms : 

•  employed,

•  engaged,

•  hired,

•  retained,

•  signed (up or on),

•  took on

2: to drive or force out;

  * e.g., " ... The exterminator showed up and sent the termites packing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  banished,

•  booted (out),

•  bounced,

•  cast out,

•  chased,

•  dismissed,

•  drummed (out),

•  ejected,

•  expelled,

•  extruded,

•  kicked out,

•  ousted,

•  outed,

•  ran off,

•  routed,

•  threw out,

•  turfed (out),

•  turned out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to let go from office, service, or employment;

  * e.g., " ... After he missed work three times in one week they sent the new guy packing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  axes,

•  bounces,

•  cans,

•  cashiers,

•  discharges,

•  dismisses,

•  fires,

•  musters out,

•  pink-slips,

•  releases,

•  removes,

•  retires,

•  sacks,

•  terminates,

•  turns off

•  Antonyms : 

•  employs,

•  engages,

•  hires,

•  retains,

•  signs (up or on),

•  takes on

2: to drive or force out;

  * e.g., " ... The exterminator showed up and sent the termites packing. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  banishes,

•  boots (out),

•  bounces,

•  casts out,

•  chases,

•  dismisses,

•  drums (out),

•  ejects,

•  expels,

•  extrudes,

•  kicks out,

•  ousts,

•  outs,

•  routs,

•  runs off,

•  throws out,

•  turfs (out),

•  turns out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)