pack up

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pack up vb (adverb)

pack¹ n. [countable]

a number of things wrapped together for easy handling;
a bundle:We loaded several packs on the donkeys.
backpack.
a definite amount of something sold, with its package:a pack of cigarettes.
a group of things:a pack of lies.
a group of animals of the same kind, esp. animals that hunt together:a pack of wolves.
a set of playing cards;
a deck.
Medicinea cloth or small package used to wrap an injured part of the body for healing:put an ice pack on the bee sting.

to make into a pack or bundle:[~ + object]He packed the snow into a hard ball.
to be easily made into a pack or any small, tight mass:[no object]Wet snow packs easily.
to fill (something) with suitable objects:[~ + object]to pack a trunk with clothes for the trip.
to put (clothes, etc.) into a case, etc., as for traveling or storage: [~ + object]to pack clothes for a trip.[no object]Haven't you packed yet?
to crowd together within;
cram: [~ + object]The crowd packed the gallery.[~ + into + object]Thousands packed into the stadium to hear his farewell concert.
to carry or wear as part of one's usual equipment:[~ + object]In the U.S., police officers usually pack a gun.
Informal Termsto be able to deliver;
to possess:[ not: be + ~-ing; ~ + object]This champion packs a mean punch.
pack in, [~ + object + in] to attract (people) in large numbers:The new movie was packing them in during its first week of showing.
pack in or up, to give up or give in;
to abandon: [~ + in/up + object]to pack in one's career at age 35.[~ + object + in/up]deciding to pack it all in and retire.
pack off or away, to send away, often with speed or eagerness: [~ + object + off/away]to pack the kids off to camp.[~ + off/away + object]to pack off the kids to camp.

adj. [before a noun]

pack² v. [~ + object]

to choose, collect, or organize (cards, persons, etc.) so as to serve one's own purposes:to pack the jury with women jurors.

pack¹ n.

a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying;
a bundle, esp. one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack;
a hiker's pack.
a definite quantity or standard measure of something wrapped up or otherwise assembled for merchandising (sometimes used in combination): a pack of cigarettes;
a six-pack of beer.
the quantity of something that is packaged, canned, or the like, at one time, in one season, etc.: last year's salmon pack.
a group of people or things: a pack of fools;
a pack of lies.
a group of certain animals of the same kind, esp. predatory ones: a pack of wolves.
Sport Hunting. a number of hounds, esp. foxhounds and beagles, regularly used together in a hunt.
Gamesa complete set of playing cards, usually 52 in number;
deck.
backpack.
Geologya considerable area of pieces of floating ice driven or packed together.
Metallurgya pile of metal sheets for hot-rolling together.
MedicineMed.
- a wrapping of the body in wet or dry clothes for therapeutic purposes.
- the cloths so used.
- Obs. the state of being so wrapped.
MiningMining.
- Also called pack wall. a rubble wall for supporting a roof.
- any of various other roof supports of timber, timber and rubble, or rubble and wire mesh.
Clothinga cosmetic material, usually of a pastelike consistency, applied either to the face or to the hair and scalp: a mud pack;
a beauty pack;
a henna pack.
Clothingpac² (def. 1).
Obs. a plot;
conspiracy.
Obs. a low or worthless person.

v.t.

to make into a pack or bundle.
to form into a group or compact mass.
to fill with anything compactly arranged: to pack a trunk.
to put into or arrange compactly in a trunk, valise, etc., as for traveling or storage: I packed a two-week supply of clothes for the trip.
to press or crowd together within;
cram: The crowd packed the gallery.
to prepare for marketing by putting into containers or packages: to pack fruit for shipping.
to make airtight, vaportight, or watertight by stuffing: to pack the piston of a steam engine.
to cover or envelop with something pressed closely around.
to load, as with packs: We packed the mules and then set off for the lake.
to carry or wear, esp. as part of one's usual equipment: to pack a gun.
Informal Termsto deliver (a powerful blow, strong message, etc.): He packs a better punch than any heavyweight in years. His speech packed a powerful plea for peace.
Medicineto treat with a therapeutic pack.

v.i.

to pack goods in compact form, as for transportation or storage (often fol. by up).
to place clothes and personal items in a suitcase, trunk, etc., preparatory to traveling.
to be capable of or suitable for compact storage or packing for transportation: articles that pack well.
to crowd together, as persons: The audience packed into the auditorium.
to become compacted: Wet snow packs readily.
to collect into a group: The grouse began to pack.
pack in or up, to relinquish or give up;
quit: One failure was no reason to pack the whole experiment in. After thirty years of touring, the violinist packed his career up and retired.
Idioms pack it in:
- Idiomsto give up;
  abandon one's efforts: In 1972 we packed it in and moved back to Florida.
- Idiomsto cease being a nuisance.
pack off or away:
- to dispatch: We packed the kids off to camp for the summer.
- to leave hastily.

adj.

Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
Middle Dutch pac or perh. Middle Low German pak; (verb, verbal) Middle English pakken
(noun, nominal) Middle English pak, packe 1175–1225

package.

flock

pack² v.t.

to choose, collect, arrange, or manipulate (cards, persons, facts, etc.) so as to serve one's own purposes: to pack the deck;
to pack a jury.

pack³ adj.

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