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pack up
verb
- to put (things) away in a proper or suitable place
- informal.to give up (an attempt) or stop doing (something)
if you don't do your work better, you might as well pack up
- intr (of an engine, machine, etc) to fail to operate; break down
- engineering to use packing to adjust the height of a component or machine before it is secured in its correct position or alignment
Example Sentences
Eventually, the 鈥淕ood Trouble Fest鈥 wound down, and the small crowd began to pack up their pamphlets and finish the last bites of their cake.
She recalled: "That same day that I'm packing to go to the hospital, I had to pack up my wedding dress, all the bridesmaids' dresses - and return it."
The BBC has spoken to four of those peers preparing to pack up their parliamentary desks.
The thought of being ripped from her home, without time to pack up her belongings or say goodbye to friends, shakes her to the core.
He left an envelope for Lucy containing a note imploring her to pack up everything and disappear along with their teenage son.
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