pack+off
1pack off — ˌpack ˈoff [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they pack off he/she/it packs off present participle packing off past tense …
2pack off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms pack off : present tense I/you/we/they pack off he/she/it packs off present participle packing off past tense packed off past participle packed off informal to send someone away somewhere suddenly To avoid… …
3pack off — v. (D; tr.) to pack off to (to pack the children off to camp) …
4pack off — pack (someone) off to send someone away. We packed the kids off to their grandparents for the weekend …
5pack off — PHRASAL VERB If you pack someone off somewhere, you send them there to stay for a period of time. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron) to inf] Malcolm packed off Vivienne and the two children to stay in a caravan somewhere in Wales... [V n P to n] I… …
6pack off — {v.}, {informal} To send away; dismiss abruptly. * /When an Englishman got in trouble long ago, his family would pack him off to Australia or some other distant land./ * /Jane couldn t really get started on her homework until she had packed the… …
7pack off — {v.}, {informal} To send away; dismiss abruptly. * /When an Englishman got in trouble long ago, his family would pack him off to Australia or some other distant land./ * /Jane couldn t really get started on her homework until she had packed the… …
8pack\ off — v informal To send away; dismiss abruptly. When an Englishman got in trouble long ago, his family would pack him off to Australia or some other distant land. Jane couldn t really get started on her homework until she had packed the children off… …
9pack off — Synonyms and related words: beat back, bow out, brush off, bundle, bundle off, chase, chase away, chase off, cut, dismiss, drive away, drive back, fend off, give the air, give the gate, hold off, hustle out, keep off, push back, put back, rebuff …
10pack off — I. (Active.) Despatch, send off, send away. II. (Neuter.) Depart, go, start, set out, set off, be off …
