packing

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UK /ˈpakɪŋ/ US /ˈpækɪŋ/

noun 5

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + PACKING

I need to do the packing tonight before my flight tomorrow morning.

PACKING + NOUN

case

PHRASES

postage and packing

We need to add £5 for postage and packing when you order online.

Definitions

noun

The action of the verb.

As a concrete noun.

A kind of fine Norwegian hay, used as packing in the finnesko to keep the feet warm and to make the fur boot fit firmly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — carrying something in a pack on the back

backpacking

noun — the enclosure of something in a package or box

boxing

noun — any material used especially to protect something

wadding

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

send someone packing

To expel, eject, or dismiss someone; to send away, chase off, or force out; (from a job or employment position) to fire.

[T]he parliament, to their immortal honour, presently sent him packing.

Example Bank

A kind of fine Norwegian hay, used as packing in the finnesko to keep the feet warm and to make the fur boot fit firmly.

Wiktionary

Among the inner packings in use are expanded polystyrene (popcorn), plastic-encapsulated air (air bubbles), various types of paper products, foam-in-place, molded polystyrene, and corrugated partition

Wiktionary

Packing in a packed bed, or a column such as a distillation column or a chromatography column

Wiktionary

There's nothing left to do aside from packing.

Tatoeba · #23690

Have you finished packing yet?

Tatoeba · #23692

I've just finished packing.

Tatoeba · #40164

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