Meaning

1 senses

  1. (idiomatic)To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Lots of gangsters around here are packing heat without a license.

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  2. Mess with them, and they won't just pull shivs on you; they're probably packing heat.

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Forms

packs heat, packing heat, packed heat, packed heat
Base formpack heat · to pack heat
3rd person singularpacks heat
Present participlepacking heat
Past simplepacked heat
Past participlepacked heat

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypack heat
he, she, itpacks heat

Past simpleLesson

all personspacked heat

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave packed heat
he, she, ithas packed heat

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill pack heat

Word family

2 related words
RelatedheaterB1burner

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
pacifistpacifypackA2packageB1packagingpacketB2
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