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
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His father packed up the family — Lockshin, his mom, his two siblings — and defected to the Soviet Union with idealistic visions.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
All the team’s equipment was packed up in crates headed for our nation’s capital, and 1973 baseball cards had the Padres in Washington.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
In the field, the gear could be set up in a tent, packed up and moved at a moment’s notice.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Workers are packing up their belongings and turning their backs on the constant grind of Europe’s most intense capital cities, like London, Amsterdam, and Berlin.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Mar. 2024
After about eight years in residence, Spiegel and Kerr recently packed up and moved out of the place—not really such a surprise, considering their new $120 million mega-estate in the nearby Holmby Hills neighborhood is finally nearing completion.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
The day after our return to America, X would pack up his things and move out.
—Sophie Yun Mancini, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Tenants — including the Boilermakers and Bank of Labor — have packed up and gone after ownership of the building transferred to development company KDG LLC, which bought the building from the Boilermakers in 2019.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The comfy top and bottoms are lightweight and can pack up small, occupying little to no room in your luggage.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
All the team’s equipment was packed up in crates headed for our nation’s capital, and 1973 baseball cards had the Padres in Washington.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
In the field, the gear could be set up in a tent, packed up and moved at a moment’s notice.
—Ellen Nakashima, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
Workers are packing up their belongings and turning their backs on the constant grind of Europe’s most intense capital cities, like London, Amsterdam, and Berlin.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 25 Mar. 2024
After about eight years in residence, Spiegel and Kerr recently packed up and moved out of the place—not really such a surprise, considering their new $120 million mega-estate in the nearby Holmby Hills neighborhood is finally nearing completion.
—James McClain, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2024
The day after our return to America, X would pack up his things and move out.
—Sophie Yun Mancini, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
Tenants — including the Boilermakers and Bank of Labor — have packed up and gone after ownership of the building transferred to development company KDG LLC, which bought the building from the Boilermakers in 2019.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2024
The comfy top and bottoms are lightweight and can pack up small, occupying little to no room in your luggage.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Pack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20up. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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