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

The men loaded their drones into their trucks, broke down the tent, packed up the gear. —Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

In February 2025, Armonda packed up more medical gear and headed back to Ukraine. —Martha Raddatz, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026

But, feeling that something was missing, in 2024 the whole gang — Norma, Gaston, their two kids and their dog — packed up for Italy and rented a home in the coastal city of Rimini. —Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 23 May 2026

With the kids out of school and temperatures heating up, Memorial Day weekend is the perfect time to pack up the car and find your next adventure. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2026

Rhymes for pack up

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