Shack Up (Verb)
Meaning
Share living quarters; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple.
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- They decided to shack up in a small apartment near the city center after a year of dating.
- The couple quit their separate places and decided to shack up in the suburbs to start a new life.
- After college, many students shack up with roommates to split the rent and living expenses.
- Even though some of their friends didn't approve, they chose to shack up with each other without getting married.
- They decided to shack up in a big old house on the lake for the summer to spend more time together.