pack up
phrasal verb
packed up; packing up; packs up
1
: to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling
He packed up and left town.
2
British, informal
: to stop or quit
She packs up when things become difficult.
3
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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Worst case, of course, small businesses simply pack up and move to areas where this will not happen to them.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025
Jett packed up with the Blackhearts – Dougie Needles on guitar, Hal B. Selzer on bass and Michael McDermott on drums – and hit the road with Billy Idol in April.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 June 2025
In Arcadia, northeast of L.A., protesters yelled and banged on instruments for twelve hours outside a Hilton Garden Inn that was housing ICE officers; by Tuesday night, the officers packed up and left.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Families desperate for treatment packed up and moved to Colorado.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 12 June 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2025
Jett packed up with the Blackhearts – Dougie Needles on guitar, Hal B. Selzer on bass and Michael McDermott on drums – and hit the road with Billy Idol in April.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 13 June 2025
In Arcadia, northeast of L.A., protesters yelled and banged on instruments for twelve hours outside a Hilton Garden Inn that was housing ICE officers; by Tuesday night, the officers packed up and left.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Families desperate for treatment packed up and moved to Colorado.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for pack up
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“Pack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20up. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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