packet

B2
Pronunciation
/ˈpak.ɪt/
/ˈpæk.ɪt/
Noun
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel

Example Sentences
  • Don't throw the crisp packet on the floor!
2 Definition

Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed days of sailing; a mail boat. Packet boat, ship, vessel (Wikipedia).

3 Definition

A specimen envelope containing small, dried plants or containing parts of plants when attached to a larger sheet.

4 Definition

A small fragment of data as transmitted on some types of network, notably Ethernet networks (Wikipedia).

5 Definition

A plastic bag.

Example Sentences
  • 2012 August 6, Wendy Knowler, Plastic packets: who bags the profits?
6 Definition

A manbulge.

7 Definition

A large amount of money.

Example Sentences
  • It'll cost a packet to fix this.
Verb
4 definition(s)
1 Definition

To make up into a packet or bundle.

2 Definition

To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.

3 Definition

To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.

4 Definition

To subject to a denial-of-service attack in which a large number of data packets are sent.