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]) Includes PACK TOGETHER, PACK UP, PACK IN.
NOTE: At least either NP2 or NP3 is required but both can be included. Compare to Sense 2: in Sense 1, objects are packed into a space by some outside agent(s). THIS SENSE INCLUDES THE 'MOVING' SENSE OF PACK_UP; SEE EXAMPLE 7.

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,Placing
PropBank: pack.01,pack.02
WordNet 3.0 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] Includes PACK TOGETHER
NOTE: Compare to Sense 1: in Sense 2 the objects are packing themselves together WITHOUT an outside agent.

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 3.0 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 3.0 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 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: carry as a backpack, go backpacking

Examples:
No examples found.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 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 3.0 Sense Numbers: 10, 13

Sense Number 7: have the property of compacting neatly

Examples:
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 3.0 Sense Numbers: 11

Sense Number 8: gain weight

Commentary: Includes: PACK ON

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