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

Rather than pack up their base camp at Sporting Kansas City’s Compass Minerals National Performance Center, Argentina will stick around for a while longer and play another match in KC. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

The twist is that, while packing up his stuff, Corbin actually breaks down in tears. — Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 6 July 2026

Best Things to Do When visiting national parks like Olympic, follow Leave No Trace principles like staying on trails and packing up trash to take with you. — Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

Even with some international teams packing up to go home, Rodríguez late Thursday insisted that the government was not winding down rescue efforts. — Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Rhymes for pack up

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