packing
noun
1. any material used especially to protect something
Similar word(s): wadding
Definition categories: substance, material, stuff
2. the enclosure of something in a package or box
Similar word(s): boxing
Definition categories: act, enclosing, enclosure, envelopment, inclosure
3. carrying something in a pack on the back
- the backpacking of oxygen is essential for astronauts
Similar word(s): backpacking
verb
1. present participle of pack