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 sleek bag is easy to pack up and go, thanks to its compact design, sleek outer shell, and multi-directional spinning wheels.
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Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Forced to pack up what little is left of their belongings and jump into their rickety old food truck, the family heads to Sanctuary City.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 2024
The alarming state of affairs has even prompted the CEO of Shell—which tops the Fortune 500 Europe and is overwhelmingly the FTSE 100’s biggest company—to consider packing up for the U.S.
Yet London Stock Exchange’s CEO Julia Hoggett seems optimistic.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 May 2024
Many Gazans, already displaced multiple times, are packing up makeshift tents and moving out of the area.
—Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Another packed up its helium processing plant in July — six months after erecting it — and moved to New Mexico.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
After the agreement, Sac State’s encampment packed up; a similar protest remains on the UC Davis campus.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
As these seniors begin to pack up, many are seeking to make sense of their college experience amid fractious national political debates and rapid technological change.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
And many Americans — about half a million, according to the Social Security Administration — choose to pack up and spend their golden years in a different country.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
Gabriella Maestri, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2024
Forced to pack up what little is left of their belongings and jump into their rickety old food truck, the family heads to Sanctuary City.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 17 May 2024
The alarming state of affairs has even prompted the CEO of Shell—which tops the Fortune 500 Europe and is overwhelmingly the FTSE 100’s biggest company—to consider packing up for the U.S.
Yet London Stock Exchange’s CEO Julia Hoggett seems optimistic.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune Europe, 16 May 2024
Many Gazans, already displaced multiple times, are packing up makeshift tents and moving out of the area.
—Leanne Abraham, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Another packed up its helium processing plant in July — six months after erecting it — and moved to New Mexico.
—Michael Braga, The Arizona Republic, 14 May 2024
After the agreement, Sac State’s encampment packed up; a similar protest remains on the UC Davis campus.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 10 May 2024
As these seniors begin to pack up, many are seeking to make sense of their college experience amid fractious national political debates and rapid technological change.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2024
And many Americans — about half a million, according to the Social Security Administration — choose to pack up and spend their golden years in a different country.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2024
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“Pack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20up. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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