parcel up

verb

To wrap up in a parcel.

Meanings

verbparcel up (third-person singular simple present parcels up, present participle (US) parceling up or (UK) parcelling up, simple past and past participle (US) parceled up or (UK) parcelled up)

present singular third person parcels up · US participle present parceling up · UK participle present parcelling up · US participle past parceled up · US past parceled up · UK participle past parcelled up · UK past parcelled up

  1. transitiveTo wrap up in a parcel.
  2. broadlyfigurativelytransitiveTo combine into a single compact entity.
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APA

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Chicago

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