pack up

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

Hours before excavators were set to begin work, a handful of residents were still inside, desperately trying to pack up their remaining belongings. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

The timing could not have been better for Kansas City residents to pack up their yard waste for city services to pick up. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

As a consequence, entrepreneurs pack up their ideas and head to where the investment waters are warmer. — Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Yet the country’s youngest adults keep packing up and heading for the Golden State. — Andrew McGowan, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for pack up

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