Antonyms for packing away

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pak

Phonetic Transcription : pæk

Definition of packing away

Origin : "bundle," early 13c., probably from a Low German word (cf. Middle Dutch pac, pack "bundle," Middle Low German pak, Middle Flemish pac, attested from late 12c.), originally a term of wool traders in Flanders; or possibly from Old Norse pakki. All are of unknown origin.
Italian pacco is a Dutch loan word; French pacque probably is from Flemish. Meaning "set of persons" (usually of a low character) is c.1300, older than sense of "group of hunting animals" (early 15c.). Extended to collective sets of playing cards (1590s), floating ice (1791), cigarettes (1924), and submarines (1943). Meaning "knapsack on a frame" is attested from 1916. Pack of lies first attested 1763.

As in overeat : verb eat too much
As in store : verb collect and put aside
As in squirrel away : verb save up

Example sentences :

All day he has been gathering and packing away immense reserves.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Snark » by Jack London

Even while I was packing away the eggs she showed no concern.
Extract from : « Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) » by Arthur Cleveland Bent

It had been a good season and from the new settlement of Montreal to Tadoussac, vessels were packing away the precious freight.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Quebec » by Amanda Millie Douglas

She's up in that old garret toiling, and moiling, and packing away enough things to furnish an inn.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Silo: a house or pit for packing away green food for winter use so as to exclude air and moisture.
Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett

And after this there was the fun of washing up and packing away, in which Ted greatly distinguished himself.
Extract from : « A Christmas Child » by Mrs. Molesworth

Pretty soon we had Jim Buzzard cleaning fish, and packing away in a barrel, with a little sprinkling of salt.
Extract from : « The Puddleford Papers, » by H. H. Riley

During the remainder of the day Ross worked cleaning up the cabin and packing away their winter supplies.
Extract from : « Ross Grant Tenderfoot » by John Garland

Inside the hut the two men were packing away the stuff they must leave behind.
Extract from : « In the Brooding Wild » by Ridgwell Cullum

The work of classification, of indexing, of packing away, must be endless.
Extract from : « In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays » by Augustine Birrell

Synonyms for packing away

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