packing

[Pack·ing]

The enclosure of something in a package or box

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The act or process of one who packs.

Noun
carrying something in a pack on the back; "the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"

Noun
the enclosure of something in a package or box

Noun
any material used especially to protect something

p. pr. & vb. n.
of Pack

n.
The act or process of one who packs.

n.
Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.

n.
A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious

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

n.
The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides.

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

n.
Same as Filling.

n.
A trick; collusion.

Packing

Pack"ing, n. 1. The act or process of one who packs. 2. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close. Specifically (Mach.): A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious; as: (a) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint. (b) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides. (c) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc. 3. (Masonry) Same as Filling. [Rare in the U. S.] 4. A trick; collusion. [Obs.] Bale. Cherd packing (Bridge Building), the arrangement, side by side, of several parts, as bars, diagonals, a post, etc., on a pin at the bottom of a chord. Waddell. -- Packing box, a stuffing box. See under Stuffing. -- Packing press, a powerful press for baling cotton, wool, hay, etc. -- Packing ring. See Packing, 2 (c), and Illust. of Piston. -- Packing sheet. (a) A large cloth for packing goods. (b) A sheet prepared for packing hydropathic patients.

The act or process of one who packs.

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Usage Examples

Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.

Packing is my pet hate.

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Other Usage Examples

I've seen it too many times in Hollywood. Talking about a relationship in public can jinx it. And if you have your picture taken together, you might as well start packing your bags.

I enjoy the preparatory elements of travel - packing my bags and choosing my outfits - but my favourite part is getting there.