PACK UP


Meaning of PACK UP in English

I .

( informal , especially BrE ) ( of a machine ) to stop working :

The fax machine's packed up again.

II .

pack up | ˌpack sth ↔ ˈup

1.

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.

2.

( BrE , informal ) to stop doing sth, especially a job

SYN give up :

What made you pack up a good job like that?

—see also pack (2)

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.