pack off

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pak awf, of]
- /pæk ɔf, ɒf/
- /pæk ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pak awf, of]
- /pæk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of pack off words

noun pack off a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack. 1
noun pack off 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. 1
noun pack off the quantity of something that is packaged, canned, or the like, at one time, in one season, etc.: last year's salmon pack. 1
noun pack off a group of people or things: a pack of fools; a pack of lies. 1
noun pack off a group of certain animals of the same kind, especially predatory ones: a pack of wolves. 1
noun pack off Hunting. a number of hounds, especially foxhounds and beagles, regularly used together in a hunt. 1

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Origin of pack off

First appearance:

before 1175

One of the 8% oldest English words

1175-1225; (noun) Middle English pak, packe < Middle Dutch pac or perhaps Middle Low German pak; (v.) Middle English pakken < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German

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Parts of speech for Pack off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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pack off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for pack off

verb pack off

boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
cast out — To cast out something or someone means to get rid of them because you do not like or need them, or do not want to take responsibility for them.
let go — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
consign — To consign something or someone to a place where they will be forgotten about, or to an unpleasant situation or place, means to put them there.
expulse — To expel.

All 6 Synonyms of pack off