pack-v; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: arrange or compress tigthly into a container

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] PACK (NP2[patient[concrete]]) (PP[goal])

Examples:
Who Packed the Suitcase?
Billy had carefully packed the maps.
Taverns were called clubs and owners packed the cheese in crocks.
The tighter a substance is packed, the denser it is.
We packed the clay and straw into bricks.
Heavy clouds packed together, signalling rain.
I packed up my stuff and moved across town.
This writer just packs in the metaphors, paragraph by paragraph.

Mappings:
VerbNet: spray-9.7-1-1
FrameNet: Filling,Packing
PropBank: pack.01,pack.02
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 1, 3, 9, 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pack_together 1

Sense Number 2: (cause to) congregate tightly in a area

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent[animate]] PACK NP2[location]

Examples:
Devotees packed the convention center for "Date With a Princess."
A crowd of thousands packed the streets to celebrate this year's Onion Fayre.
The huge crowd in Italy packed together and pushed toward a the fireworks show.

Mappings:
VerbNet: spray-9.7-1-1
FrameNet: Filling
PropBank: pack.01
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 2, 7
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pack_together 1

Sense Number 3: carry a gun

Commentary:
NOTE: Compare carefully to sense 1. You cannot add a location to these sentences.

Examples:
A robber who was packing a pellet gun lost out today to a motel guest
packing a real firearm.
You packing your gun?
She's the kind of feisty woman who packs a gun for emergencies.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Bearing_arms
PropBank: pack.01
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 6

Sense Number 4: set up a legislative body with one's own supporters

Examples:
It is claimed that the sheriff packed the jury in the interest of
appellees.
The ruling party had packed the committee with loyalists.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: carry as a backpack, go backpacking

Examples:
No examples found.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 4, 8, 12

Sense Number 6: seal, insulate or protect

Examples:
The best thing is to pack the faucet base with plumber's putty.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 10, 13

Sense Number 7: have the property of compacting neatly

Examples:
Live animals don't pack well.
Silk shirts don't pack well, they get too wrinkled.
Cups don't pack well and take up space.
Snowshoe tails pack easily and can be attched quickly in the field.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.1 Sense Numbers: 11

Sense Number 8: gain weight

Examples:
Teenage tyrannosaurs packed on the pounds.
401(k) accounts have packed on some muscle.
Bob has really been packing on the pounds lately.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
pack_on 1