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.
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Barker will arrive in L.A. on Monday but still hasn’t packed up her college apartment in Tuscaloosa.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Her parents dropped everything, packed up a U-Haul, and moved to the Pacific Northwest.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2025
So Johan packed up their bags and drove him home immediately.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
Barker will arrive in L.A. on Monday but still hasn’t packed up her college apartment in Tuscaloosa.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Her parents dropped everything, packed up a U-Haul, and moved to the Pacific Northwest.
—Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2025
So Johan packed up their bags and drove him home immediately.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pack up
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“Pack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20up. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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