Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pack up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.65 in modern English

Syllables: pack- up
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat.

verb

To clear away and place into storage.

verb

To put back together.

verb

To move one’s residence.

verb

To prepare for shipping, as a gift.

verb

To put into bags to prepare to move.

verb

To break, to cease to function.

Informal

verb

To fill a pipe with cannabis for smoking.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Our last batter just struck out. Time to pack it up, boys."
"After 5 months in Madrid, I've decided it is time to pack up."
"Pack up the crates."
"Ashley: You're Dr. Warren, the one in charge of the excavation. Do you know what happened to the beacon? Dr. Warren: It was moved to the spaceport this morning. Manuel and I stayed behind to help pack up the camp."
"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?"
"The shop was driven by a hiccoughy old gas engine which sometimes packed up, to the great delight of all the juveniles."

Usage

Inflected Forms

packs up (present, singular) packing up (participle, present) packed up (participle, past) packed up (past)

Questions

What does pack up mean?: To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat.

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