Meaning

1 senses

  1. (colloquial)To hoard things.

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Tom is a packrat.

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  2. He's a packrat.

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Forms

packrats, packratting, packratted, packratted
Base formpackrat · to packrat
3rd person singularpackrats
Present participlepackratting
Past simplepackratted
Past participlepackratted

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypackrat
he, she, itpackrats

Past simpleLesson

all personspackratted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave packratted
he, she, ithas packratted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill packrat

Synonyms

11 synonyms
engrossC1amassamoundget uphoardintreasureniggardratholesquirrel awayuphoard

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
packageB1packagingpacketB2pactpadB2
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