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

Atmos Rewards members can pack up to 12 bottles in a box or case weighing 50 pounds or less. —Hali Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2026

Mura’s parents, Raul Mura and Monica Hernandez, who were both physicians, packed up the family and moved 680 miles north to La Plata, the capital city of the Buenos Aires province. —Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026

Chinese firms are opening factories everywhere, from the Middle East to Africa and the Americas, so, in Lu’s view, packing up and moving out of China as a sourcing destination isn’t a true decoupling. —Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2026

Members of the Atmos Rewards loyalty program can pack up to 12 bottles in a box or case weighing 50 pounds or less. —Hali Smith, Idaho Statesman, 29 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for pack up

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