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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