pack up
phrasal verbpack up
- (informal, especially British English) (of a machine) to stop working
- The TV's packed up again.
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pack up | pack something up
- to put your possessions into a bag, etc. before leaving a place
- Are you packing up already? It's only 4 o'clock.
- We arrived just as the musicians were packing up their instruments.
- to pack up your belongings/bags
- I think we might as well pack up and go home.
- (British English, informal) to stop doing something, especially a job synonym give up
- What made you pack up a good job like that?