packed

[ pakt ]
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adjective
  1. filled to capacity; full: They've had a packed theater for every performance.

  2. pressed together; dense; compressed: packed snow.

  1. abundantly supplied with a specified element (used in combination): an action-packed movie.

Origin of packed

1
First recorded in 1770–80; pack1 + -ed2

Other words from packed

  • mis·packed, adjective
  • well-packed, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for packed

packed

/ (pækt) /


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

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