Definition of Packing

Packing

of Pack

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.

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Packing Quotations

If I'd known how much packing I'd have to do, I'd have run again.
Harry S. Truman

He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable.
Thomas B. Macaulay

I'm very strict with my packing and have everything in its right place. I never change a rule. I hardly use anything in the hotel room. I wheel my own wardrobe in and that's it.
Charlie Watts

Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California.
Rick Perry

I've seen it too many times in Hollywood. Talking about a relationship in public can jinx it. And if you have your picture taken together, you might as well start packing your bags.
Gina Gershon

Time is a circus, always packing up and moving away.
Ben Hecht

Of course, we should all be aware of what we're packing in our carry-on luggage - anything that might be considered dangerous could be confiscated at a security checkpoint.
David Neeleman

If I'm going away for longer than a week I take a suitcase and check it in but I'm good at packing light and quick - years of modelling, travelling and living out of a suitcase has trained me well.
Lisa Snowdon

Also, there are seats in the diner that always fall off the table. If you have a scene where you're packing up at the end of the day and putting them on the table, they just slide off.
Dannii Minogue

I came very close to quitting my job for the Bush-Cheney '04 campaign. I seriously considered packing up my office and heading home to Colorado.
Mary Cheney

It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and packing, it's the best smile in the world; and there's nobody hurt, and the well's under control.
Red Adair

I've never had an easy relationship with critics. I hold a lot of homicide in my heart. If this was another time, I'd be packing a piece.
Jim Dine

Nowadays, they have more trouble packing hair dryers than baseball equipment.
Bob Feller

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Packing Translations

packing in French is colisage, empaquetage, emballant, emballage
Packing in German is Packung [Dichtungen], Verdichten, Packend
packing in Italian is imballaggio
packing in Spanish is envase, embalaje
packing in Swedish is frakt, packning

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