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

For lots of Southerners, a beach trip often means packing up the car for a drive to your nearest stretch of coast, whether that be in Florida, Alabama, or Georgia. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025

But fate called her west, and by her mid-20s, the young educator packed up her husband and son and headed to San Diego. —Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025

To prepare, the couple has packed up and moved to Atlanta, forgoing the film and TV industry standard of living in Los Angeles to embrace Southern living. —Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Sep. 2025

Church leaders packed up the food and put it into break rooms in each school in Lebanon. —Nashville Tennessean, 18 Sep. 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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