pack

When you pack something, you put it in a container to carry with you.

Example: Did you pack your swimming suit?

When you pack a container, you put things in it to carry with you.

Example: The students have all packed their bags and left for the summer.

If you pack a place or a container with something (or pack something in a place or container), you put a lot inside.

Example: The hall was packed with visitors.

If you pack something like snow or earth, you press it to make it take up less space.

Example: All the runners had packed the earth hard.

If you pack a gun, you carry it with you.