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Collocations for pack - noun

1. (esp. AmE) container holding goods

ADJECTIVE

cigarette (esp. AmE) (usually cigarette packet in BrE)
blister
gift, sample (BrE)

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pack + VERB

contain sth

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PREPOSITION

in a/the pack
How many needles are there in a pack?
pack of
It comes in packs of six.
a pack of cigarettes
a pack of gum

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2. things supplied together

ADJECTIVE

action, information, resource (BrE), starter, training (BrE)

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pack + VERB

contain sth, include sth
Your information pack includes addresses of leading manufacturers.

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3. things put together for carrying

ADJECTIVE

heavy
fanny (AmE)
battery, power
a rechargeable battery pack

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VERB + pack

carry, sling

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pack + NOUN

animal, horse, mule

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PREPOSITION

in a/the pack
The water in his pack made it very heavy.

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4. group of animals, etc.

ADJECTIVE

wolf
hunting
brat (= a group of famous young people who sometimes behave badly)

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VERB + pack

lead

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pack + NOUN

instinct

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PREPOSITION

in a/the pack
the dominant animal in the pack
in packs
The animals hunt in packs.
pack of
a pack of dogs/wolves

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PHRASES

the leader of the pack

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5. (BrE) playing cards

→ See also deck

VERB + pack

shuffle
cut

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PREPOSITION

in a/the pack
There are 52 playing cards in a pack.

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PHRASES

the bottom of the pack, the top of the pack
Take a card from the top of the pack.
a pack of cards

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Collocations for pack - verb

1. put things into containers

ADVERB

carefully, neatly
tightly
Live animals are transported across the continent, packed tightly into trucks.
quickly
away, together, up
The passengers were packed together like cattle.
I think we might as well pack up and go home.

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PREPOSITION

in, into
She packed her clothes into a suitcase.

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2. fill a place/sth

PREPOSITION

into
Crowds of people packed into the hall.

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PHRASES

be packed full of sth
Our new brochure is packed full of inspirational ideas.
be packed out (esp. BrE)
The stadium was packed out.
be packed to bursting (esp. BrE), be packed to capacity, be packed to overflowing (esp. BrE)
The hall was packed to capacity.
be packed to the brim, be packed to the gills, be packed to the rafters (esp. BrE)
The hostel was packed to the rafters.
be packed with sb
The place was packed with conference attendees.
closely packed, densely packed, tightly packed

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Pack is used with these nouns as the subject:
fan

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Pack is used with these nouns as the object:
backpack, bag, basket, belongings, box, clothes, crate, grocery, hall, luggage, parachute, picnic, punch, rucksack, shelf, stadium, street, suitcase, tent, thing, trunk, venue

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