| packing box |
a large box, crate, or the like in which goods or other items are packed for storage or transport. |
| packing house |
a plant in which food, esp. meat, is processed and packaged for the wholesale market. |
| pack it in |
(informal) to stop what one is doing temporarily or permanently; stop; quit. [2 definitions] |
| packman |
see "peddler." |
| pack off |
to leave abruptly. |
| pack rat |
a large, bushy-tailed, North American rodent known to gather and hide small objects in its nest. [2 definitions] |
| packsack |
a sack or bag of canvas or leather that can be carried by straps over the shoulders. |
| packsaddle |
a saddle esp. designed to accommodate the load carried by a pack animal. |
| packthread |
a strong thread or twine used esp. to tie packages or bundles. |
| pack train |
a long line or succession of pack animals, such as mules or horses, carrying supplies. |
| pact |
an agreement, esp. a sworn promise. [2 definitions] |
| pad1 |
a piece of soft material used as cushioning to protect from abrasion or impact, such as a cushion, mat, or thick piece of blanket or quilt. [12 definitions] |
| pad2 |
a soft sound of footsteps. [3 definitions] |
| padauk |
any of a family of trees native to Africa and Asia. [2 definitions] |
| padded cell |
a room, cell, or the like that is extensively lined with padding and in which potentially violent prisoners or patients may be confined without risk of injuring themselves. |
| padding |
material used as pads or to make pads or cushions. [3 definitions] |
| paddle |
a wide-bladed oar with a long handle, used with both arms for moving a small boat, esp. a canoe, through the water. [8 definitions] |
| paddleball |
a game played on a handball court following handball rules, but in which the ball, resembling a tennis ball, is hit with a short-handled, perforated paddle. |
| paddleboat |
a boat that is propelled by the movement of a large wheel with blades called "paddles" attached to it. The wheel is turned in the water typically by the power of steam. |
| paddlefish |
a large fish, found in the Mississippi and Yangtze river basins, that has a long flat snout shaped like a paddle. |
| paddle tennis |
a modified form of tennis, handball, and squash played on an outdoor court with wooden paddles and a rubber ball. |