shack up

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Verb shack up has 1 sense

cohabit, shack up - room or live together; usually said of people who are not married and live together as a couple
--₁ is one way to dwell, shack, reside, live, inhabit, people, populate, domicile, domiciliate
Sample sentences:
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Definitions from the Web

Shack Up

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense: To live together in a casual or temporary relationship

Usage: Informal

Definition: To reside or stay with another person, typically in an intimate or non-committal manner, without being married or in a formal relationship.

Example sentences:

After dating for a few months, they decided to shack up together.
Many young couples prefer to shack up before getting married.
They shacked up in a cozy cabin in the mountains for the weekend.
The couple met while traveling and decided to shack up while exploring the world.

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