pack in
phrasal verb
packed in; packing in; packs in
British, informal
: to stop or quit
I have no intention of packing in just yet.
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The unpaired male wolf was a member of the Copper Creek pack, but left the pack in the fall of 2025.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Keep a 1-liter Ziploc bag tucked in your toiletry kit for those airports (looking at you, CDG) that insist all liquids be packed in one.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
All gift sets are packed in a gift box.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
All Ostermoor mattresses arrive air sealed and roll packed in a box, no white glove service is available.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
Keep a 1-liter Ziploc bag tucked in your toiletry kit for those airports (looking at you, CDG) that insist all liquids be packed in one.
—Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2025
All gift sets are packed in a gift box.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 11 Dec. 2025
All Ostermoor mattresses arrive air sealed and roll packed in a box, no white glove service is available.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pack in
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“Pack in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20in. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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