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pack2

Syllabification: (pack)

Pronunciation: /pak/

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Definition of pack

verb

[with object]

fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision:his efforts to pack the Supreme Court with men who shared his ideology

Derivatives

packed

Origin:

early 16th century (in the sense 'enter into a private agreement'): probably from the obsolete verb pact 'enter into an agreement with', the final -t being interpreted as an inflection of the past tense