What does packing mean?
Definitions for packing
ˈpæk ɪŋpack·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
packing material, packing, waddingnoun
any material used especially to protect something
packing, boxingnoun
the enclosure of something in a package or box
packing, backpackingnoun
carrying something in a pack on the back
"the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts"
Wiktionary
packingnoun
The action of the verb.
packingnoun
As a concrete noun.
Etymology: From pack (partly from the verb, partly from the noun) + -ing.
ChatGPT
packing
Packing is the process of arranging, organizing, or fitting things into a container or space. It can refer to the process of filling suitcases or bags for travel, putting items into boxes for storage or moving, or arranging goods into packages for shipping or sale. It can also refer to the manner in which items are arranged or the materials used to protect items during transit.
Webster Dictionary
Packing
of Pack
Packingnoun
the act or process of one who packs
Packingnoun
any material used to pack, fill up, or make close
Packingnoun
a substance or piece used to make a joint impervious
Packingnoun
a thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint
Packingnoun
the substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides
Packingnoun
a yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc
Packingnoun
same as Filling
Packingnoun
a trick; collusion
Wikidata
Packing
Packing is the process and/or the materials used in filling both service penetrations and building joints with backer materials as approved components within a firestop. ⁕ Ceramic fibre used as packing to support firestop silicone caulking. ⁕ "Canned" service penetration about to be firestopped. ⁕ Packing being installed. ⁕ Firestop caulking being applied. ⁕ Firestop has been tagged to identify certification information, thus enabling proper maintenance.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
packing
Is the act of making up and adjusting the load of a pack-animal. It may be considered one of the arts.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of packing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of packing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of packing in a Sentence
You spend all this time packing, only for it to disappear.
We got up this morning, and then mama, she was like,' We got to evacuate,' so we started packing our clothes, and now we're here( in Austin).
We learned a lot — like a lot lot — from the first campaign, how to get yourself motivated, how to be more structured, how to build a company, how the tax laws in Germany work, how to organize packing, shipping, and so on. I have the feeling that everything will be a bit easier this time around because we know so much more. Last time was a challenge, but we overcame the hurdles and made it a success.
You can cavalierly talk about packing or stacking the court. You can cavalierly talk about doing this or doing that. At some point the institution is going to be compromised, by doing this, you continue to chip away at the respect of the institutions that the next generation is going to need if they're going to have civil society.
Senator, I do believe that average Americans care about packing the courts, and I just want to know if you would agree and join Joe Manchin and agree that you are not for that.
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