packing

Definition

  • noun: the act or process of putting things into bags or boxes
  • noun: the action or process of packing something
  • synonyms: trick, collusion, stuffing

Examples

  • A loss in tomorrow's game will 'send' them 'packing'. [=will eliminate them from the competition]

  • ('Brit') For mail-order purchases, add £2.50 to the price to cover 'postage and packing'.

  • She isn't 'packing in' her skis [=she is not giving up skiing] just yet.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Just sweetness and light. - You left me. Newport, th of July weekend. You and my father and my brothers and I go up to our room... ...and you're packing your bags, barely talking. What? Did I dream all of that? That's your excuse... ...to build your little empire on my work? (..)
    2009 TvShow: Breaking Bad Title: Peekaboo Season: 2 Episode 6