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packed

[ pakt ]

adjective

  1. filled to capacity; full:

    They've had a packed theater for every performance.

  2. pressed together; dense; compressed:

    packed snow.

  3. abundantly supplied with a specified element (used in combination):

    an action-packed movie.



packed

/ æ /

adjective

  1. completely filled; full

    a packed theatre

  2. (of a picnic type of meal) prepared and put in a container or containers beforehand; prepacked

    a packed lunch

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·貹 adjective
  • ɱ-貹 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of packed1

First recorded in 1770–80; pack 1 + -ed 2
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On the night she died, she had packed her belongings into a suitcase and rucksack, suggesting she was preparing to leave, the court was told.

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Be sure to keep an eye out for tinned fish packed in olive oil, extra virgin olive oil or avocado oil.

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Earlier this month, she beat British number one Katie Boulter in the Billie Jean King Cup tie that Raducanu missed to "rest" her body after a packed start to the season.

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Grateful for his success and packed work schedule, Bernthal would love to spend more time onstage.

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Once a sport that packed out stadiums across the country, greyhound racing is facing extinction in Scotland.

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