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Meaning of 'packing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Packing [ n.]
- 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.
2 . Packing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Pack

Meaning of 'packing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . packing [ n]
Meaning (1):
- carrying something in a pack on the back
Example in sentence:
  • the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts

Nearby Words:

pac paca pacable pacane pacate pacated pacation pace paced pacer

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