"pack in" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "packs in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "packing in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "packed in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "packed in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "pack in (third-person singular simple present packs in, present participle packing in, simple past and past participle packed in)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1947, Willard Robison (lyrics and music), “Don't Smoke in Bed”, performed by Peggy Lee",
          "text": "Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989 January, “Riding Harley's flagship”, in American Motorcyclist",
          "text": "I rode 700 miles one day before packing it in for the night, yet after 15 minutes of rest in my hotel room, I realized that I could have gone farther.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 February 6, “At Dem retreat, a partisan love fest”, in Yahoo! News",
          "text": "As the Senate deliberated in Washington – and packed it in for the night without finalizing a deal — Obama brushed pressed House Democrats to finalize",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 November 7, “Captain Crunch compares 'greener' light bulbs”, in The Sun",
          "text": "LAST year I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had to pack in my job as a full-time cleaner as I needed chemo and radiotherapy",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give up, to quit."
      ],
      "id": "en-pack_in-en-verb-N0tfnftS",
      "links": [
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ],
        [
          "quit",
          "quit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, transitive) To give up, to quit."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1997 June 13, “MOVIE REVIEW Speed 2: Cruise Control”, in Los Angeles Times",
          "text": "Though co-star Keanu Reeves considered this new trip unnecessary, the \"Speed 2\" crew has packed in lots of references from the original.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 September 20, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: And it's goodbye from me...”, in RAIL, number 992, page 3",
          "text": "An unexpected downside was a new generation of trains where the principal aim was to 'pack them in', leading to a sharp slump in ambience and passenger comfort.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To include (especially of a large amount)."
      ],
      "id": "en-pack_in-en-verb-dZLctHxB",
      "links": [
        [
          "include",
          "include"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To include (especially of a large amount)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "40 11 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To transport to base camp, especially by backpack."
      ],
      "id": "en-pack_in-en-verb-F0yK4KlH",
      "links": [
        [
          "base camp",
          "base camp"
        ],
        [
          "backpack",
          "backpack"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "mountain climbing",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mountain climbing) To transport to base camp, especially by backpack."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "En-au-pack in.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4b/En-au-pack_in.ogg/En-au-pack_in.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/En-au-pack_in.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pack in"
}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (in)",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "packs in",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "packing in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "packed in",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "packed in",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*"
      },
      "expansion": "pack in (third-person singular simple present packs in, present participle packing in, simple past and past participle packed in)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English idioms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1947, Willard Robison (lyrics and music), “Don't Smoke in Bed”, performed by Peggy Lee",
          "text": "Goodbye, old sleepyhead / I'm packing you in like I said / Take care of everything / I'm leaving my wedding ring",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989 January, “Riding Harley's flagship”, in American Motorcyclist",
          "text": "I rode 700 miles one day before packing it in for the night, yet after 15 minutes of rest in my hotel room, I realized that I could have gone farther.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 February 6, “At Dem retreat, a partisan love fest”, in Yahoo! News",
          "text": "As the Senate deliberated in Washington – and packed it in for the night without finalizing a deal — Obama brushed pressed House Democrats to finalize",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009 November 7, “Captain Crunch compares 'greener' light bulbs”, in The Sun",
          "text": "LAST year I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had to pack in my job as a full-time cleaner as I needed chemo and radiotherapy",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To give up, to quit."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give up",
          "give up"
        ],
        [
          "quit",
          "quit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, transitive) To give up, to quit."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "English idioms",
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1997 June 13, “MOVIE REVIEW Speed 2: Cruise Control”, in Los Angeles Times",
          "text": "Though co-star Keanu Reeves considered this new trip unnecessary, the \"Speed 2\" crew has packed in lots of references from the original.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2023 September 20, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: And it's goodbye from me...”, in RAIL, number 992, page 3",
          "text": "An unexpected downside was a new generation of trains where the principal aim was to 'pack them in', leading to a sharp slump in ambience and passenger comfort.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To include (especially of a large amount)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "include",
          "include"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To include (especially of a large amount)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To transport to base camp, especially by backpack."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "base camp",
          "base camp"
        ],
        [
          "backpack",
          "backpack"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "mountain climbing",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mountain climbing) To transport to base camp, especially by backpack."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/En-au-pack_in.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "pack in"
}