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packing

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1. packing - Noun

2. packing - Adjective

3. packing - Verb

Meaning

of Pack

The act or process of one who packs.

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

A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious

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

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

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

Same as Filling.

A trick; collusion.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away. Ben Hecht

Packing is always a nightmare. Stefanie Powers

Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint. David Neeleman

I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado. Mary Cheney

To me, Clark Kent in a phone booth and Houdini in a packing crate, they were one and the same thing," he would learnedly expound at WonderCon or Angoulême or to the editor of The Comics Journal. "You weren't the same person when you came out as when you went in. Michael Chabon

When good cheer is lacking, our friends will be packing. Italian Proverb

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