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

In the next image, Gilbert was seen laying on the floor next to the boxes, followed by a snap of what her home looked like before it was all packed up. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 25 June 2026

Education department officials told employees to pack up their things and work remotely for the foreseeable future after insects were found in the agency’s headquarters on N and 15th streets. — William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

In most places, getting recalled means packing up your office and handing over the keys. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2026

The food was packed up on the morning of June 19, and then the whole family headed for Comanche Crossing. — Bobby J. Smith Ii, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Rhymes for pack up

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