Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pack it in

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.66 in modern English

Syllables
pack- it in
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease; to give up; to stop trying.

Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

packs it in (present, singular) packing it in (participle, present) packed it in (participle, past) packed it in (past)

Questions

What does pack it in mean?
To cease; to give up; to stop trying.

How to pronounce pack it in

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