pack (sth) up
phrasal verb with pack verb [ T ] uk/pæk/ us
[ I or T ]
to put things into containers so that you can take or send them away:
Can you pack up these orders for despatch?
They were packing up the office ready for the move.
[ I or T ] UK
to get ready to leave work, or to put things away because you have finished working with them:
It was 6 o'clock and time to pack up for the day.
Let's pack up and go.
He was packing up his tools and preparing to leave.
[ I ] UK informal
if a machine packs up, it stops working:
The photocopier's packed up again!