pack away

verb

To store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term.

“She packed away her warm sweaters for the summer.”

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Meanings

verbpack away (third-person singular simple present packs away, present participle packing away, simple past and past participle packed away)

present singular third person packs away · participle present packing away · participle past packed away · past packed away

  1. transitiveTo store away, place out of the way, or stash, especially for the longer term.

    She packed away her warm sweaters for the summer.

    1 more example

    Valentines Day has come and gone. Recordings of "What the World Needs Now is Love, Sweet Love" have been packed away by the disc jockeys for another year. Candy in heart-shaped boxes now sells for half price.

    1974 February 16, A. Nolder Gay, “Beauty and the Beast”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 34, page 3
  2. transitiveTo eat (a great deal of food).

    Have you ever seen someone pack away five hot dogs in one sitting?

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pack away,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pack%20away.

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