packing

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of pack

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The action of the verb.
2. (countable, uncountable)The action of the verb.
3. (countable, uncountable)The action of the verb.
4. (countable, uncountable)The action of the verb.
5. (countable, uncountable)As a concrete noun.

   “A kind of fine Norwegian hay, used as packing in the finnesko to keep the feet warm and to make the fur boot fit firmly.”

6. (countable, uncountable)As a concrete noun.

   “Among the inner packings in use are expanded polystyrene (popcorn), plastic-encapsulated air (air bubbles), various types of paper products, foam-in-place, molded polystyrene, and corrugated partitions (egg crating).”

7. (countable, uncountable)As a concrete noun.
8. (countable, uncountable)As a concrete noun.

   “Packing in a packed bed, or a column such as a distillation column or a chromatography column”

9. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable, uncountable)Clipping of meatpacking.