packed
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1.3
- adjective
- /pækt/
- The concert was held in a packed stadium, with thousands of fans cheering.
- a packed house
- densely packed
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Watch on YouTubeAnd this the hotel room is packed full of people.
- And this the hotel room is packed full of people.
- But from the beginning till the end, action-packed, like non-stop.
- I mean, just packed arena bosses in the back.
- After parties, we're talking the most packed shoulder to shoulder.
- It's a black with like packed packed with like so much glitter and Gort.
Examples
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His performance, to a packed house in a stately auditorium, was the best I'd ever seen him give.
Academic text (2009) -
Mabel and Bob listen to the hearing on a radio in the packed diner.
Fiction book (2001) -
And this the hotel room is packed full of people.
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Down there is the pool, which is packed already.
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- It's a packed house out there.
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Yeah, it was a packed house.
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Wow, this place is really packed.
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We've got a lot of events packed into this month.
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Louis Prima with Keely Smith are thrilling a packed house full of dinner tables.
Fiction book (1994) -
The subway was so packed during rush hour that I could barely move.
Synonyms
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1.0
Full of too many people to move or sit comfortably
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2.3
Full of people or things with no space left
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3.1
Too many people or things in a place so it feels uncomfortable
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4.2
Completely full of people or things with no space to move
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4.1
So full that there is no space left
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4.4
Too full to allow movement, for example during heavy traffic
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3.7
Very full and crowded with almost no space
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3.0
Completely filled with things, like a bag or pocket, so nothing else fits
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8.2
So full that there is little or no space
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7.9
Completely full of people or things
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7.6
Completely full with no space left
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6.0
A place full of many people standing close together
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4.9
Completely full of people or things with no space left
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6.3
Full so there is no room left
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4.9
Items that have almost no space between them
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6.6
Very full after a large meal or in a crowded place
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- Specialized
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4.9
A blood product used to raise red blood cell levels without adding much fluid
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Etymology
Packed comes from the verb pack, which means 'to put things together tightly' and is the same root you see in package and backpack. That's why a 'packed' place feels full of people with no room left.