pack up

verb

1. to put (things) away in a proper or suitable place

2. informal,  to give up (an attempt) or stop doing (something)

   if you don't do your work better, you might as well pack up

3. (intr) (of an engine, machine, etc) to fail to operate; break down

4. 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

She met Lorenzo through a mutual friend in Paris and was convinced to pack up and move to L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday, Mr Theodie and the other residents there were told to pack up and leave immediately.

From BBC

Over the last decade, California has watched a steady stream of businesses — from tech giants to logistics firms — pack up and head for redder pastures.

From Salon

"The doctors said: 'The best thing for you to do is to pack up, really. Get another job, do something else'," Iommi wrote in his autobiography, Iron Man.

From BBC

Viewers and cast members known as “islanders” vote regularly to decide which contestants or couples must pack up their swimsuits and go home.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• depart 
• desert 
• discharge 
• displace 
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• leave 
• move out 
• pull out 
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• vacate 
• withdraw