pack up

phrasal verb

packed up; packing up; packs up

: to gather one's belongings together and put them in a suitcase or other container for traveling

He packed up and left town.

British, informal : to stop or quit

She packs up when things become difficult.

British, informal : to stop working properly

The lift has packed up, so you'll have to take the stairs to her flat.

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With the European men’s shows kicking off about a week later this season, some brands felt the heat of having to pack up their samples and fly them to New York in time to make the market here. —

Layla Ilchi, WWD, 3 Feb. 2025 Laura and her family started to take it more seriously, packing up passports, birth certificates, and photo albums. —

Marianne Eloise, Architectural Digest, 31 Jan. 2025 Determined to prove his worth, Corey packs up his dreams and heads to middle-of-nowhere Lubbock, Texas, with lofty ambitions to build his own ministry from the ground up. —

Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 Jan. 2025 Eventually, Nolan changed his mind both about the plea deal and his father’s future; the episode’s final scene was of the Price brothers packing up their father’s belongings after his death. —

Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 30 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pack up