pack+off
21pack — I UK [pæk] / US verb Word forms pack : present tense I/you/we/they pack he/she/it packs present participle packing past tense packed past participle packed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to put your possessions into a bag, case, or box so that… …
22pack — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a collection of things wrapped up or tied together for carrying. b = BACKPACK. 2 a set of items packaged for use or disposal together. 3 usu. derog. a lot or set (of similar things or persons) (a pack of lies; a pack of thieves) …
23pack — 1. noun 1) a pack of cigarettes Syn: packet, container, package, box, carton, parcel 2) with a pack on his back Syn: backpack, knapsack, rucksack, day pack, kit bag, bag …
24pack — pack1 [pak] n. [ME pakke < MDu pak < MFl pac: term carried throughout Europe via the Low Countries wool trade (as in Fr pacque, It pacco, Ir pac, ML paccus)] 1. a large bundle of things wrapped or tied up for carrying, as on the back of a… …
25Pack — (p[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packed} (p[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Packing}.] [Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See {Pack}, n.] 1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and… …
26pack — Ⅰ. pack [1] ► NOUN 1) a cardboard or paper container and the items inside it. 2) Brit. a set of playing cards. 3) a collection of related documents. 4) a group of animals that live and hunt together. 5) chiefly derogatory a group or set of… …
27pack — [n1] kit, package backpack, baggage, bale, bundle, burden, equipment, haversack, knapsack, load, luggage, outfit, parcel, rucksack, truss; concepts 260,446,496 pack [n2] group, bunch assemblage, band, barrel, bundle, circle, collection, company,… …
28pack somebody off (to … ) — ˌpack sbˈoff (to…) derived (informal) to send sb somewhere, especially because you do not want them with you • My parents always packed me off to bed early. • In the summer the kids were packed off to stay with their grandparents …
29pack someone off — ► pack someone off informal send someone somewhere peremptorily or without much notice. Main Entry: ↑pack …
30pack someone off — pack (someone) off to send someone away. We packed the kids off to their grandparents for the weekend …
