Definitions for packingˈpæk ɪŋ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pack•ingˈpæk ɪŋ(n.)
the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
the preparation and packaging of foodstuffs, esp. to be sold at wholesale.
the way in which something is packed.
material used to cushion or protect goods packed in a container.
material compressed inside a stuffing box or the like to prevent leakage.
Category: Machinery
Origin of packing:
1350–1400
Princeton's WordNet
packing material, packing, wadding(noun)
any material used especially to protect something
packing, boxing(noun)
the enclosure of something in a package or box
packing, backpacking(noun)
carrying something in a pack on the back
"the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
packing(noun)ˈpæk ɪŋ
the activity of putting clothes in a suitcase or possessions in boxes
I have a lot of packing to do
Wiktionary
packing(Noun)
The action of the verb.
packing(Noun)
As a concrete noun.
Origin: From pack (partly from the verb, partly from the noun) + -ing.
Webster Dictionary
Packing(u)
of Pack
Packing(noun)
the act or process of one who packs
Packing(noun)
any material used to pack, fill up, or make close
Packing(noun)
a substance or piece used to make a joint impervious
Packing(noun)
a thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint
Packing(noun)
the substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides
Packing(noun)
a yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc
Packing(noun)
same as Filling
Packing(noun)
a trick; collusion
Translations for packing
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
packing(noun)
the act of putting things in bags, cases etc
He has done his packing tonight as he is leaving in the morning.
- inpakAfrikaans

- حَزْم، رَزْمArabic

- опакованеBulgarian

- fazer as malasPortuguese (BR)

- baleníCzech

- das PackenGerman

- pakningDanish

- ετοιμασία αποσκευών, συσκευασίαGreek

- preparación de las maletasSpanish

- pakkimineEstonian

- بسته بندیFarsi

- pakkaaminenFinnish

- empaquetageFrench

- אֲרִיזָהHebrew

- कपड़े इत्यादि रखना या भरनाHindi

- pakiranjeCroatian

- (be)csomagolásHungarian

- pengepakanIndonesian

- pökkunIcelandic

- (il fare le valigie); imballaggioItalian

- 荷造りJapanese

- 포장, 짐 꾸리기Korean

- daiktų susidėjimas, pakavimasLithuanian

- saiņošanās; kravāšanāsLatvian

- berkemasMalay

- het inpakkenDutch

- pakkingNorwegian

- pakowaniePolish

- بسته بندیPersian

- ایښودلPashto

- arrumação de bagagemPortuguese

- împachetatRomanian

- упаковкаRussian

- balenieSlovak

- pakiranjeSlovenian

- pakovanjeSerbian

- packningSwedish

- การบรรจุหีบห่อThai

- bavul hazırlamaTurkish

- 包裝Chinese (Trad.)

- укладання; пакуванняUkrainian

- اکٹھا کرنا، گٹھري بناناUrdu

- sự gói đồVietnamese

- 包装Chinese (Simp.)

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