pack in
Britishverb
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informal to stop doing (something) (esp in the phrase pack it in )
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to carry (something) to base camp, etc by pack
Example Sentences
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The U.K.’s youth inactivity rate used to be middle of the pack in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
"This arrangement enabled us to pack in much more ytterbium. In our particles, the light energy coming in flows almost entirely in one direction, inward toward the erbium ions."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
You can also keep a battery jump pack in your car.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
Many sketches pack in a number of ideas, which can make them feel wayward, some run out of ideas before they end, and even the best ones can go on too long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
She could feed the chickens, pack in wood, cook cornbread, wash dishes, wash Little Arliss, and sometimes even change the prickly-pear poultice on my leg.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
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