English Explanatory Dictionary

up sticks

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To put up the mast of a ship in preparation for sailing.
To prepare to move; to pack up; to go and live in a different place.

Pronunciation

/ˌʌp ˈstɪks/ en-au-up sticks.ogg

Word forms

up sticks ups sticks upping sticks upped sticks up stick

Etymology

up + sticks, plural of stick (“a mast or part of a mast of a ship; a yard”).

Related words

pull up stakes

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