packed
adjective/pækt/
/pækt/
- extremely full of people synonym crowded
- The restaurant was packed.
- The show played to packed houses (= large audiences).
- The hall was packed to capacity.
- packed with somebody The place was packed with conference attendees.
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- containing a lot of a particular thing
- Our new brochure is packed full of inspirational ideas.
- packed with something The book is packed with information.
- -packed an information-packed book
- pressed closely together
- The birds' nests are lined with tightly packed leaves.
- packed together The passengers travelled packed together like cattle.
- packed into something Live animals are transported across the continent, packed tightly into lorries.
- [not before noun] (informal) having put everything you need into cases, boxes, etc. before you go somewhere
- I'm all packed and ready to go.
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