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to jampack

to jampack

1 4.5
Fill a place or container until there is no room left
  • verb
  • /ˈdʒæmˌpæk/
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  • During the holiday season, the stores are jampacked with shoppers looking for the best deals.

Examples

  • The concert hall was jampacked with fans eager to see their favorite band perform.

  • The place was jampacked with servicemen of all kinds and a liberal sprinkling of civilians.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • The train was jampacked during rush hour, making it difficult to find a seat.

Synonyms

to pack
vsto jampack
278 2.3

To press things together so they take less space

is about full crowding rather than just compressing tightly
to stuff
vsto jampack
243 2.0

To fill something tightly with things

focuses more narrowly on complete crowding without the stuffing nuance
to crowd
vsto jampack
175 1.6

To move many people or animals into a small space

focuses on making a space completely filled rather than just gathering
to fill up
vsto jampack
90 1.3

Close a hole or gap by putting material into it

implies crowded fullness specifically, not just general filling
to jam
vsto jampack
46 3.2

Push people or things together so they cannot move easily

shares complete filling but adds the idea of blocked movement
to cram
vsto jampack
16 3.2

Push things or people into a small space until nothing fits

focuses on totally filling or crowding so there is no room
to fill to the brim
vsto jampack
5 2.7

To make something so full that nothing else can fit

means filling or crowding completely with no room left
to smush
vsto jampack
  • Informal
5 7.8

To press people or things together into a small space

is about filling completely rather than the squeezing action itself
to overfill
vsto jampack
3 3.9

To put too much into something so it spills out

means filling to full capacity rather than exceeding it
to overcrowd
vsto jampack
1 4.1

To make a place too full by putting too many people or things in it

means full crowding but without the judgment of excess
to ram
vsto jampack
1 5.5

To pack many things into a small space very tightly

means full crowding but without stressing forceful action
to squoosh
vsto jampack
  • Informal
1 9.1

To squeeze people or things into a small space to make them fit

covers complete filling broadly, not only fitting into tiny spaces
to wad
vsto jampack
1 6.3

To push people or things tightly into a small space

is about crowding a space full rather than forming a compact mass
to chock up
vsto jampack
  • UK
7.4

To fill a space so full that nothing more can be added

is similar but used broadly for crowding spaces completely
to pack nuts to butts
vsto jampack
  • Offensive
9.9

Put people very close together with almost no space between them

expresses the same tight crowding but in neutral language

Antonyms

1.0

Not containing anything

117 1.0

To take things out of a suitcase or box

How Full

to overflow
43 2.9
to jampack
1 4.5
to pack
278 2.3
to fill up
19 1.8
to fill
1.0

Surface Forms

jampack infinitive
jampacked past
jampacked past participle
jampacking present participle
jampacks third person singular

Morphology

jampack = jam + pack (transparent) = jam + pack

The word 'jampack' is a clear compound of 'jam' and 'pack', both meaning to fill tightly.

Etymology

The word jampack comes from jam ('to crowd or squeeze') and pack ('to fill'), so it paints a picture of people or things pushed in very tightly, which is why to jampack something is to fill it completely with no room left.