pulling up stakes

A form of pull up stakes — To prepare to move one's (usually temporary) habitation, especially rapidly.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pull up stakes
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APA

pulling up stakes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20up%20stakes

MLA

“pulling up stakes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20up%20stakes. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pulling up stakes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pulling%20up%20stakes.

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