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wolfpack en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwʊlfpæk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From wolf + pack.

Meanings

  1. (collective) A family or other group of wild wolves.
  2. (historical) During World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wolfpacks Number=Plur lexicographic
wolf-pack alternative lexicographic
wolf pack alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

pack

Translations (30)

ga conairt (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · sv vargflock (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · cy cnud (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · de Rudel Wölfe (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · pl wataha (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · bo སྤྱང་ཁྱུ (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · vo lupem (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · it branco di lupi (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · cs vlčí smečka (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · hu farkasfalka (group of submarines) · es manada (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · hu farkasfalka (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · de Wolfsrudel (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · fr bande (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · pt matilha (group of submarines) · cmn 狼群 (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · de Wolfsrudel (group of submarines) · eo luparo (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · de Rudel von Wölfen (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · ms kawanan serigala (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · pt alcateia (group of submarines) · nl wolvenroedel (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · bg глутница (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · nl roedel (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · pt alcateia (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · fi susilauma (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · ja オオカミの群れ (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · tr kurt sürüsü (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · ru во́лчья ста́я (group of wild wolves — see also pack) · fr meute de loups (group of wild wolves — see also pack)

wolfpack en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈwʊlfpæk/
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From wolf + pack.

Meanings

  1. To gang up on a solitary target, in the manner of a pack of wolves.
    • 2017, September 6, Michael Gordon, "Online they were Heather, Megan and Kylie – adult men luring boys into making porn Sacramento Bee If a boy refused to take part, the predators would team up – Anderson called it "wolfpacking" – until the target complied

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wolf-pack alternative lexicographic
wolfpacks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wolf pack alternative lexicographic
wolfpacked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wolfpacked Tense=Past lexicographic
wolfpacking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic