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

So Jenn packed up her three children (Nella, 4, Jaden, 5, and Wesley 8), along with her sister, and drove the minivan into the city. — Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

By the time the story begins, their city has been sacked, their greatest warriors are dead, and the surviving Greeks are packing up to head home after an extremely long and violent road win. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

The spending doesn’t stop there Even after parents have crossed everything off the list, packed up the backup, and signed all the forms, many will still be reaching back into their wallets. — Sarah Scott, Parents, 18 July 2026

Taking the Scenic Route Home After their successful sneak-attack pillaging of Troy, Odysseus’ comrade Menelaus (Jon Bernthal) and his men pack up and head back to Sparta. — Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for pack up

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