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

Last week, a group of about 50 residents rallied a block away from the warehouse and demanded the company clean up the debris from the fire and then pack up and leave. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Mandagi packed up and moved to Berlin, surrounding himself in the city’s electronic music culture before relocating to his home country, Indonesia. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

And the jacket packs up into its own pocket for easy packing when not in use. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

And when the guy is maybe 20 meters away, the cameraman packs up the camera and runs away. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for pack up

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