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
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The conflicting information and the short time frame residents have to pack up their belongings and move has made this closure particularly painful, said Patty Ducayet, the state’s long-term care ombudsman.
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Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Use it on both wet and dry skin for maximum convenience, and pack up all the accessories in the carrying case for exfoliating feet on the go.
—Lacey Muinos, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
This bag is efficient, effective, and makes packing up easier.
—Lilian Gonzalez, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
This is another task where small hands can help: Enlist your kids to pack up their own winter clothes for the season.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Many students had been camping there since the wall was erected in late March, but according to Eve Oishi, a professor of cultural studies at Claremont Graduate University, had packed up and disassembled their encampment.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
So, the team worked with water treatment plants in Houston and El Paso, every week packing up (leak-proof) bottles of sewage and shipping them overnight to Baylor for testing.
—Simar Bajaj, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
His father packed up the family — Lockshin, his mom, his two siblings — and defected to the Soviet Union with idealistic visions.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
All the team’s equipment was packed up in crates headed for our nation’s capital, and 1973 baseball cards had the Padres in Washington.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
Use it on both wet and dry skin for maximum convenience, and pack up all the accessories in the carrying case for exfoliating feet on the go.
—Lacey Muinos, Verywell Health, 24 Apr. 2024
This bag is efficient, effective, and makes packing up easier.
—Lilian Gonzalez, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
This is another task where small hands can help: Enlist your kids to pack up their own winter clothes for the season.
—Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
Many students had been camping there since the wall was erected in late March, but according to Eve Oishi, a professor of cultural studies at Claremont Graduate University, had packed up and disassembled their encampment.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
So, the team worked with water treatment plants in Houston and El Paso, every week packing up (leak-proof) bottles of sewage and shipping them overnight to Baylor for testing.
—Simar Bajaj, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
His father packed up the family — Lockshin, his mom, his two siblings — and defected to the Soviet Union with idealistic visions.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024
All the team’s equipment was packed up in crates headed for our nation’s capital, and 1973 baseball cards had the Padres in Washington.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Pack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20up. Accessed 1 May. 2024.
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