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pack heat

pack heat verb: to carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.

Verb

pack heat (third-person singular simple present packs heat, present participle packing heat, simple past and past participle packed heat)

  1. (idiomatic) To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.
    • If the current trend toward relaxation of concealed-weapons laws continues, soon the most important gun restrictions may involve destinations: the states will probably allow various venues—public gathering places, offices, stores—to ban firearms on the premises. The only problem will be how to know...1995 March 27, David Van Biema, “Peekaboo: The New Detector”, in Time

Forms of pack heat

third-person singular presentpacks heat
present participlepacking heat
past participlepacked heat
pastpacked heat

Questions about pack heat

What does pack heat mean?
Pack heat means to carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.
What part of speech is pack heat?
Pack heat is a verb.
What is the past tense of pack heat?
The past tense of pack heat is packed heat.

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  9. pack hound
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