pack up
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pack up
verb packs up · packing up · packed up
- To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat. Our last batter just struck out. Time to pack it up, boys.
- To clear away and place into storage.
- To put back together.
- To move one’s residence. After 5 months in Madrid, I've decided it is time to pack up.
- To prepare for shipping, as a gift. Pack up the crates.
- To put into bags to prepare to move. Julie DeLongpre: Is there anything I can do to help? Allen Gregory DeLongpre: Well, I guess maybe you could pack up your belongings- Julie: All right. And go back to wherever the hell you came from. Does that make sense? So, it does make sense? No?
- To break, to cease to function. The shop was driven by a hiccoughy old gas engine which sometimes packed up, to the great delight of all the juveniles.
- To fill a pipe with cannabis for smoking. Ralph, it's your turn to pack up the bowl.
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verb to give in
| Deutsch | einpacken |
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verb to break down (machine)
| Deutsch | den Geist aufgeben, sich aufhängen |
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verb to clear away and place into storage
| Deutsch | wegpacken |
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verb to put back together
| Deutsch | zusammenpacken |
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verb to move one's residence
| Deutsch | (seine Sachen) packen |
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verb to prepare for shipping
| Deutsch | verpacken |
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verb to prepare as a gift
| Deutsch | einwickeln, einschlagen |
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verb to put things in bags and prepare to move
| 한국어 | 짐을 싸다 jimeul ssada, 싸다 ssada, 꾸리다 kkurida |
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| 日本語 | 荷造りする nizukuri suru |
| Français | faire sa valise |
| Deutsch | einpacken |
| Русский | собира́ться sobirátʹsja, собра́ться sobrátʹsja, упако́вываться upakóvyvatʹsja, упакова́ться upakovátʹsja |
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@misc{pack_up_2026,
title = {pack up},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pack%20up},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
