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packing

  (păk'ĭng) pronunciation
n.
  1. The act or process of one that packs.
  2. The processing and packaging of manufactured products, especially food products.
  3. A material used to prevent leakage or seepage, as around a pipe joint.
    1. The insertion of gauze or other material into a body cavity or wound for therapeutic purposes.
    2. The material so used; a pack.

 
 

1. Short for packing material; filler material included in a merchandise shipping package to cushion the merchandise from damage during shipping. See also air-bubble packing.

2. Shipping department function involving the placement of merchandise in boxes or other shipping containers.

 

n

The act of filling a mold.

 
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1. The stuffing or a thin ring of elastic material around a shaft or valve stem, or around a joint, to prevent fluid leakage.
2. Small stones embedded in mortar; used to fill the cracks between the larger stones.


 
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The process of exercising unlawful, improper, or deceitful means to obtain a jury composed of individuals who are favorably disposed to the verdict sought.

 

1. the filling of a wound or cavity with gauze, sponge or other material.
2. the material used for this purpose.

 
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IN BRIEF: n. - The enclosure of something in a package or box.

pronunciation Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away. — Ben Hecht, Source: Charlie

 
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Packing may refer to:

  • Packing (moving industry), the process of putting goods into boxes to protect them and to make them easier for removalists to carry while in transit with moving companies.
  • Packing (travel industry), the process of loading items into suitcases to make them easier to carry and to protect them while traveling
  • Packing (Concealed carry) the practice of carrying a weapon (Handgun) for self protection
  • Packing (phallus), the practice of wearing a phallic object inside the clothing to give the appearance of male genitals
  • Meat packing, the process of cutting up a slaughtered animal into saleable products.
  • Packing (firestopping), the process of installing backer materials, such as mineral wool in service penetrations and building joints as a component of firestopping.
  • Packing (American Politics), concentrating one group’s voters in the fewest possible districts, so they cannot influence the outcome of races in others
  • Packing (computer science), a synonym for compression.
  • Packing (freediving), a technique used to increase lung capacity by gulping air to "pack" more oxygen into the lungs.
  • Packing (Seal (mechanical)), a sealing material between a shaft and a fixed hole through which it passes
  • Packing, an abbreviation for backpacking

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Translations: Translations for: Packing

Dansk (Danish)
n. - pakning, indpakning, emballage

idioms:

  • packing case    pakkasse

Nederlands (Dutch)
verpakking, beschermende vulling, pakking, het aanleggen van kompressen

Français (French)
n. - (Comm) emballage, conditionnement, (Tech) garniture d'étanchéité

idioms:

  • packing case    caisse d'emballage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verpacken, Dichtung, Packmaterial

idioms:

  • packing case    Packkiste

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συσκευασία, αμπαλάρισμα, πακετάρισμα, υλικά συσκευασίας

idioms:

  • packing case    κιβώτιο (συσκευασίας), κασόνι

Italiano (Italian)
imballaggio, impacchettamento, guarnizione

idioms:

  • packing case    imballaggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - embalagem (f), enchimento (m), vedação (m) (Mec.)

idioms:

  • packing case    caixote

Русский (Russian)
уплотнение, упаковка

idioms:

  • packing case    упаковочная коробка/тюк

Español (Spanish)
n. - embalaje, envase, empaquetadura

idioms:

  • packing case    caja de embalaje, cajón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förpackning, emballage, tätning, packning

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
包装, 罐头工业, 包装物, 填料

idioms:

  • packing case    装运货物的箱子

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 包裝, 罐頭工業, 包裝物, 填料

idioms:

  • packing case    裝運貨物的箱子

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 짐 꾸리기, 통조림업, 포장용품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 荷造り, 包装, 荷造り用品, 詰め物

idioms:

  • packing case    荷箱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تحميل, تسفيط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אריזה, מילוי, ריפוד, אטימה, חומרי אריזה, חומר סיכה‬


 
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