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

Thomas promptly packed up and moved to New York. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025

Daniels is considering packing up with her family and moving to the Bay Area full-time. —Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025

Rather than scrap the rides, park officials can opt to dismantle, pack up, ship and reassemble them elsewhere. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025

The Chapter 02 lineup includes wrap coats in twin layers of double-faced wool; reversible jackets with one side plain, the other patterned, and crinkled unisex trenchcoats that pack up neatly into a travel pouch, printed with a bicycle pattern drawn from Veldkamp’s art, among other key items. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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