6. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to pack a horse. Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey. Shack.
7. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; — sometimes with off; as, to pack a boy off to school. He . . . must not die Till George be packed with post horse up to heaven. Shak.
8. To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e., on the backs of men or beasts). [Western U.S.]
9. (Hydropathy)
Defn: To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
See Pack, n., 5.
10. (Mech.)
Defn: To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine.
PACK
Pack, v. i.
1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well.