pack up

phrasal verb

packed up; packing up; packs up

: to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling

He packed up and left town.

British, informal : to stop or quit

She packs up when things become difficult.

British, informal : to stop working properly

The lift has packed up, so you'll have to take the stairs to her flat.

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Meanwhile, Beth's meeting with Lloyd at the bunkhouse to pack up Colby's personal items for his mother. —

EW.com, 2 Dec. 2024 The holiday season often means packing up the car or booking a flight to visit loved ones. —

Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Nov. 2024 For 12 seasons, Bernie Brewer and his chalet were a mainstay of Brewers games, until, in 1984, the stadium opted to pack up the chalet in favor of installing speakers in center field bleachers instead. —

Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024 In 2016, celebrities such as Whoopi Goldberg, Miley Cyrus, Amy Schumer, George Lopez and more vowed to pack up their lives and move if Trump was elected president. —

Christina Dugan Ramirez, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pack up