"packing" meaning in English

See packing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpakɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈpækɪŋ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-packing.wav [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-packing.wav [US] Forms: packing [singular], packings [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You put packing around an object to protect it.
    Sense id: simple-packing-en-noun-bQo88zXP
  2. Doctors use packing to keep open wounds clean, or blood from getting in the way during an operation.
    Sense id: simple-packing-en-noun-eSuvJSBJ

Verb

IPA: /ˈpakɪŋ/ [UK], /ˈpækɪŋ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-packing.wav [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-packing.wav [US] Forms: pack [canonical], packs [third-person, singular], packed [past], packed [past, participle], packing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|pack}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The present participle of pack.
    Sense id: simple-packing-en-verb-apjdtR6Q
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