Definitions

pack up

VERB

evacuate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart desert discharge displace expel leave move out pull out remove vacate withdraw

STRONG

decamp eject forsake hightail quit relinquish

WEAK

bail out cut out run for the hills skidaddle

Antonyms

STRONGEST

allow come continue hold keep permit remain stay support

WEAK

come in enter fill load occupy

Example Sentences

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The owners who pack up their teams and leave are forever villains in their old markets.

From Los Angeles Times

“We haven’t had any clients close down and pack up to the U.S.,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a result, projects often come, only to pack up when funding runs out.

From The Wall Street Journal

But this is unlikely to compel hundreds of thousands to pack up.

From BBC

People making $1 million-plus a year move only half as often: Just 2.4% of them pack up each year.

From Salon