up sticks (English, verb)
expansion: up sticks (third-person singular simple present ups sticks, present participle upping sticks, simple past and past participle upped sticks)
Senses:
topics: nautical
sailing
transport
glosses: To put up the mast of a ship in preparation for sailing.
tags: Ireland
UK
slang
glosses: To prepare to move; to pack up; to go and live in a different place.
tags: Ireland
UK
colloquial
figuratively
Forms:
form: ups sticks
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: upping sticks
tags: participle
present
form: upped sticks
tags: participle
past
form: upped sticks
tags: past
form: up stick
tags: alternative