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Definitions for packing
ˈpæk ɪŋpack·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. packing material, packing, waddingnoun

    any material used especially to protect something

  2. packing, boxingnoun

    the enclosure of something in a package or box

  3. packing, backpackingnoun

    carrying something in a pack on the back

    "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"

Wiktionary

  1. packingnoun

    The action of the verb.

  2. packingnoun

    As a concrete noun.

  3. Etymology: From pack (partly from the verb, partly from the noun) + -ing.

ChatGPT

  1. packing

    Packing is the process of arranging, organizing, or fitting things into a container or space. It can refer to the process of filling suitcases or bags for travel, putting items into boxes for storage or moving, or arranging goods into packages for shipping or sale. It can also refer to the manner in which items are arranged or the materials used to protect items during transit.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Packing

    of Pack

  2. Packingnoun

    the act or process of one who packs

  3. Packingnoun

    any material used to pack, fill up, or make close

  4. Packingnoun

    a substance or piece used to make a joint impervious

  5. Packingnoun

    a thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint

  6. Packingnoun

    the substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides

  7. Packingnoun

    a yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc

  8. Packingnoun

    same as Filling

  9. Packingnoun

    a trick; collusion

Wikidata

  1. Packing

    Packing is the process and/or the materials used in filling both service penetrations and building joints with backer materials as approved components within a firestop. ⁕ Ceramic fibre used as packing to support firestop silicone caulking. ⁕ "Canned" service penetration about to be firestopped. ⁕ Packing being installed. ⁕ Firestop caulking being applied. ⁕ Firestop has been tagged to identify certification information, thus enabling proper maintenance.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. packing

    Is the act of making up and adjusting the load of a pack-animal. It may be considered one of the arts.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of packing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of packing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of packing in a Sentence

  1. Jason Rabinowitz:

    Economy seats are on a downward trend, but airlines are adding in perks to make you forget more quickly just how squeezed in you are, the more seats are shrinking, the more technology they're packing in.

  2. Michael Mmoh:

    I don’t know if I’m going to finally wake up or something. It just doesn’t seem real, the past 48 hours has been a complete whirlwind from going from being ready to go back home, booking a flight, packing my bags. I was supposed to leave yesterday. Andy Murray of Great Britain reacts during the change over in their round two singles match against Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia during day four of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 19, 2023 in Melbourne, Australia. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Andy Murray left fuming as hes not allowed to use toilet during five-set marathon at Australian Open.

  3. Amy Chan:

    This allows for much tighter packing, so you can fit more and also minimize creasing.

  4. Justin Ihle:

    When you’re packing for three kids, it’s easy to think, ‘I saw it at this date,'.

  5. Muge Cevik:

    In the majority of hospitalizations what we're seeing is that the majority of infections are among key workers, we're seeing huge outbreaks in warehouses, meat-packing plants, care homes ... the only thing that combines these sectors are low-paid workers, likely to live in crowded houses.

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