packs away
Puts into storage
Packs away means to put something into storage or a container, typically after use: She packed away the Christmas decorations.
It also describes eating large quantities of food with apparent ease: He can pack away three burgers in one sitting.
The storage sense emphasizes tidying up; the eating sense emphasizes impressive capacity.
- unpackRemove contents from container
- putPlace in position
- eatsConsumes as food
- wolfs downEats greedily and quickly
- stashHidden reserve
stow · store · case · fold · consumes · devours · tidy · cleans up · gorges · pigs out · eats like a horse · container · storage bin · preserve · declutter · archive · shelf · clean
packs awayunpacks
Empties containers of contents
takes out · retrieves · pulls out · gets out · brings out
packs awayleaves out
Fails to include
displays · sets out · lays out · exhibits · spreads out
packs awaypicks at
Criticizes in small ways
nibbles · abstains · fasts · eats like a bird
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