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

Once the bat flew away, Kahn and her father packed up their things and left Horseshoe Bend for the night. —Stephanie Murray, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s South Park is packing up Seasons 1-26 of the classic series and soon leaving HBO Max after a five-year run on the streaming platform. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025

While their children are now adults, Bob and Barbara Chisholm still pack up the car and drive to shows every summer, together. —Lillian Ashworth, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025

Cain packs up his leftovers in a to-go box in case his son is hungry. —Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 29 July 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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