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packs up

packs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pack up.

Meaning of pack up

Verb

pack up (third-person singular simple present packs up, present participle packing up, simple past and past participle packed up)

  1. To give in; to give up; to leave in defeat.
    • Our last batter just struck out. Time to pack it up, boys.
  2. To clear away and place into storage.
  3. To put back together.
  4. To move one’s residence.
    • After 5 months in Madrid, I've decided it is time to pack up.
  5. To prepare for shipping, as a gift.
    • Pack up the crates.
  6. 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?2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)

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What is packs up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Packs up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of pack up.

Words near packs up in the dictionary

  1. packs off
  2. packs on
  3. packs one's bags
  4. packs out
  5. packs shit
  6. packs up
  7. packsack
  8. packsacks
  9. packsaddle
  10. packsaddles
  11. packsheet

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