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

While doing extra laundry might be inevitable, there are methods and products that minimize the spread of bacteria and make packing up a better experience. —Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Aug. 2025

While European nations like Montenegro, Malta, and Poland are experiencing sizable increases in millionaire growth, other parts of the continent are reeling from their wealthy citizens packing up and leaving. —Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2025

In a dramatic population shift, Dallas and Fort Worth are among the top Texas cities attracting nearly 100,000 Californians who packed up and moved in just a single year, according to a new report from self-storage marketplace StorageCafe. —Paris Goodman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025

The wives and girlfriends are tasked with packing up the kids, pets and houses to go to a new location. —Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 30 July 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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