Packing

Packing

(1):

(n.) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a piston rod slides.

(2):

(n.) The act or process of one who packs.

(3):

(n.) Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.

(4):

(n.) A substance or piece used to make a joint impervious

(5):

(n.) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic material inserted between the surfaces of a flange joint.

(6):

(n.) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.

(7):

(n.) Same as Filling.

(8):

(n.) A trick; collusion.

(9):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pack