"pack off" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: packs off [present, singular, third-person], packing off [participle, present], packed off [participle, past], packed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|pack<> off}} pack off (third-person singular simple present packs off, present participle packing off, simple past and past participle packed off)
  1. (transitive) To send away, with belongings, for a long time. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pack_off-en-verb-nHLMyXLI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off)

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