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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The ATP on Thursday announced a slight compromise with disgruntled players by reducing the number of obligatory tournaments they must play each year in an ever more packed schedule.
From Barron's
The cluster contains more than 30 active galaxies packed closely together and is producing new stars at a rate more than 5,000 times higher than that of our own galaxy.
From Science Daily
The brief hearing played out before a packed courtroom filled by a crush of media and members of the public who came to observe Reiner’s second appearance in court.
From Los Angeles Times
Mourners packed churches across Italy Wednesday for the funerals of four teenagers killed in Switzerland's New Year bar fire, with one of the grieving fathers insisting such a tragedy must never happen again.
From Barron's
He then told packed rows of reporters and the public that he had just been "kidnapped".
From BBC
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