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

Adelaida holes up in her mother’s apartment, unable to bring herself to pack up or even sort through her things, ignoring the banging and shouting from the street below. —Jessica Kiang, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025

Tina packed up her clothes and the boys’ things. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025

It was later discovered that in the days leading up to her disappearance, Stacy had spoken to a divorce attorney and attempted to pack up Drew’s belongings to kick him out of their home, per the Chicago Tribune. —Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for pack up

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