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

Don’t be shy about loading your cart up with goodies from all across the Silos—just bring your items to be packed up and shipped by FedEx on the spot. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025

In the evenings and on weekends, Aytaç would pack up his chessboard table, wander over to Irfan’s café, and drink Efes with anyone who might want to join him. —David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

As the collapsed core of a massive star, a neutron star is a small but incredibly dense object, packing up to three times the mass of our sun into a small volume. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2025

As enticing as these goals may be, packing up your life and heading overseas can be quite the endeavor. —Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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