pack vs push

pack

noun
  • A tight group of object balls in cue sports. Usually the reds in snooker. 

  • A bundle of sheet iron plates for rolling simultaneously. 

  • The forwards in a rugby team (eight in Rugby Union, six in Rugby League) who with the opposing pack constitute the scrum. 

  • A number or quantity equal to the contents of a pack 

  • A multitude. 

  • A wolfpack: a number of wolves, hunting together. 

  • A full set of playing cards 

  • A group of hounds or dogs, hunting or kept together. 

  • An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic practice, called dry pack, wet pack, cold pack, etc., according to the method of treatment. 

  • The largest group of blockers from both teams skating in close proximity. 

  • A number or quantity of connected or similar things; a collective. 

  • A shook of cask staves. 

  • A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together more or less closely. 

  • The assortment of playing cards used in a particular game. 

  • A flock of knots. 

  • A group of people associated or leagued in a bad design or practice; a gang. 

  • A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. 

  • A group of Cub Scouts. 

  • A loose, lewd, or worthless person. 

verb
  • To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings; especially, to send away peremptorily or suddenly; – sometimes with off. See pack off. 

  • To make impervious, such as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without allowing air, water, or steam inside. 

  • to load; to encumber. 

  • To put together for morally wrong purposes; to join in cahoots. 

  • To depart in haste; – generally with off or away. 

  • To carry weapons, especially firearms, on one's person. 

  • To combine (telegraph messages) in order to send them more cheaply as a single transmission. 

  • To load with a pack 

  • To block a shot, especially in basketball. 

  • To wear an object, such as a prosthetic penis, inside one’s trousers to appear more male or masculine. 

  • To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (on the backs of men or animals). 

  • To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into. 

  • To play together cohesively, specially with reference to their technique in the scrum. 

  • To gather together in flocks, herds, schools or similar groups of animals. 

  • To bring together or make up unfairly, in order to secure a certain result. 

  • To sort and arrange (the cards) in the pack to give oneself an unfair advantage 

  • To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack 

  • To wrap in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings. 

  • To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation. 

  • To form a compact mass, especially in order for transportation. 

  • To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. 

push

noun
  • A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time 

  • A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score 

  • A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing. 

  • An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents. 

  • A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music. 

  • An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action. 

  • The addition of a data item to the top of a stack. 

  • A great effort (to do something). 

  • The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request. 

verb
  • To move (a pawn) directly forward. 

  • To press or urge forward; to drive. 

  • To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. 

  • To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot. 

  • To add (a data item) to the top of a stack. 

  • To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. 

  • To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at the same time (a foul shot). 

  • To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. 

  • To make an all-in bet. 

  • To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal. 

  • To make a higher bid at an auction. 

  • To approach; to come close to. 

  • To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). 

  • To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action. 

  • To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers. 

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