pack off
Definition of pack off
: to send (someone) away to a different place —usually + to Despite his protests, his mom packed him off to bed. parents packing their kids off to college
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: a bundle arranged for convenience in carrying especially on the back
: a group or pile of related objects
: a number of individual components packaged as a unit
: to make into a compact bundle
: to fill completely
: to fill with packing
: to influence the composition of so as to bring about a desired result
: to arrange (the cards in a pack) so as to cheat
: intimate
: from a place or position
: away from land
: at a distance in space or time
: used as a function word to indicate physical separation or distance from a position of rest, attachment, or union
: to seaward of
: from the possession or charge of
: seaward
: right
: more removed or distant
: to go away : depart
: kill, murder
: office; officer; official
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