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.

Examples of pack up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unexpected things to pack for a road trip When packing up the car, consider bringing some of these items to make the trip more organized and convenient. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 3 May 2025

Campers who had set up trailers, recreational vehicles and tents amid the ponderosa pines in the forest scrambled in the darkness Wednesday night to pack up and get their engines working again. —Jenny Kane and Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025

And of course, as it was reported, USAID emergency responders on the ground received orders to pack up and go home amid all the chaos. —Belinda Luscombe, Time, 30 Apr. 2025

Within 44 days of making the decision, the family had packed up and moved to the Netherlands. —Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for pack up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup