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

As Natalie walks away from Shayne, possibly for good, and as Venus and some entity named Gabby lunge for each other, Katie Maloney Schwartz Maloney plucks out her earbuds, pulls her sunglasses off her cunty little bob, closes her copy of The Shards, and packs up her bag. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025

The process will likely involve packing up all the items and sending them off. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025

The tent packs up and rides lengthwise on the vehicle but sleeps widthwise thanks to the fold-out floor. —New Atlas, 13 Dec. 2025

So two months later, the newlyweds put their wedding dress and tuxedo back on, packed up their leftover wedding décor, and brought the celebration to their two beloved relatives. —Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for pack up

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