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pack down

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pack something down
to make something more compact; to press something in a container down so it takes less space. The traffic packed down the snow. Pack the grass down in the basket so the basket will hold more.
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pack down

[for something] to settle down in a container. The cereal has packed down in the box so that it seems that the box is only half full. Everything was packed down carefully inside.
See also: pack
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Scotland now have an extra week to get Murray ready for the visit of the Azzurri on Saturday week and Ford cannot wait to pack down again alongside a man who is not afraid to make himself heard at scrum time.
Rugby Union: Ford ready for banter from Euan by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Jones will pack down alongside Ospreys teammates Duncan Jones and Huw Bennett.
PRICE PUTS BOOT INTO STAR SHERI; SIX NATIONS COUNTDOWN: 2 DAYS TO GO by The Mirror (London, England)
I might well pack down against Robbie, but that doesn't affect me and it won't have a bearing on the game either.
Rugby Union: We'll pack a punch - Joe by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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