packed
Americanadjective
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filled to capacity; full.
They've had a packed theater for every performance.
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pressed together; dense; compressed.
packed snow.
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abundantly supplied with a specified element (used in combination).
an action-packed movie.
adjective
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completely filled; full
a packed theatre
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(of a picnic type of meal) prepared and put in a container or containers beforehand; prepacked
a packed lunch
Other Word Forms
- mispacked adjective
- well-packed adjective
Etymology
Origin of packed
Example Sentences
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Their waiter Amir, who preferred not to share his last name, ferried packed peach-and-pineapple hookahs and tall glasses of pressed watermelon juice from the cafe’s kitchen to the table.
From Los Angeles Times
“Chuck is failing us all,” said Paul Wisor, grim-faced and wearing a blue puffer jacket, as he stood before the council and a packed room of residents.
“People are really scared,” said a retired oil executive who packed his bags and fled for his villa on the Caspian Sea after watching missiles flying over Tehran.
Scripts were packed with bad-boy rebels, spoiled teen queens and uncool misfits of all kinds.
From Salon
Thursday’s meeting was packed with supporters of City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who feared that the commission would gut his office’s watchdog role.
From Los Angeles Times
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