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.
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Just up the road, where open land meets the neighborhood’s northern periphery, Jason Swann was also packing up — and waiting.
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
While national and local politics can impact anyone's choice of place to live, millennials seem to have a stronger political inclination to pack up their bags than other generations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Muldrow packed up her belongings and called Connor Berdy, a 29-year-old political consultant based in Warren, Michigan and the founder of Vote For Change LLC, a consulting group in Southeast Michigan for his community organizing work.
—Jake Lahut, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
Dayton Avenue was still closed for a block a couple of days after the election and the security staff on duty had yet to pack up and fold their klieg lights and break down their Checkpoint Charlie huts and move all the vehicles.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
While national and local politics can impact anyone's choice of place to live, millennials seem to have a stronger political inclination to pack up their bags than other generations.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Muldrow packed up her belongings and called Connor Berdy, a 29-year-old political consultant based in Warren, Michigan and the founder of Vote For Change LLC, a consulting group in Southeast Michigan for his community organizing work.
—Jake Lahut, WIRED, 3 Nov. 2024
Dayton Avenue was still closed for a block a couple of days after the election and the security staff on duty had yet to pack up and fold their klieg lights and break down their Checkpoint Charlie huts and move all the vehicles.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Pack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20up. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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