"vacuum pack" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vacuum packs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} vacuum pack (plural vacuum packs)
  1. An airtight container in which something has been vacuum packed. Coordinate_terms: vacuum packing, vacuum sealer
    Sense id: en-vacuum_pack-en-noun-sRm1rdQ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 37
  2. A device which becomes rigid when suction is applied to it, used to pack a wound.
    Sense id: en-vacuum_pack-en-noun-aKlytvG4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 37

Verb

Forms: vacuum packs [present, singular, third-person], vacuum packing [participle, present], vacuum packed [participle, past], vacuum packed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} vacuum pack (third-person singular simple present vacuum packs, present participle vacuum packing, simple past and past participle vacuum packed)
  1. To pack something in an airtight container from which some or all of the air is removed, creating a partial vacuum. Synonyms: vacuum-pack Translations (Translations): vakuumirati [imperfective, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-vacuum_pack-en-verb-3WggDVgy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 18 37

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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