packed

[ pakt ]

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adjective

filled to capacity; full: They've had a packed theater for every performance.

pressed together; dense; compressed: packed snow.

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

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Origin of packed

First recorded in 1770–80; pack¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM packed

mis·packed, adjectivewell-packed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH packed

packed , pact

Words nearby packed

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How to use packed in a sentence

If your packed schedule leaves little or no time for a dedicated workout, try sprinkling short, frequent sessions into your day.
Indoor exercises to prepare you for hiking the great outdoors|Pam Moore|January 27, 2021|Washington Post
The “QT” in Wickerham and Lomax’s “Domestic QT and the Spatial Anomalies” — a title as jam-packed as their work — stands for “quarantine.”
In the galleries: A towering exhibit offers a new definition of domestic life|Mark Jenkins|January 1, 2021|Washington Post
Normally, the hospital sends patients needing a higher level of care an hour and-a-half away by ambulance to Hays Medical Center, a regional hub that is so packed that it turned away more than 100 patients in November alone.
Record numbers of covid-19 patients push hospitals and staffs to the limit|Brittany Shammas, Ariana Eunjung Cha, Ben Guarino, Jacqueline Dupree|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
Instead of playing the game in a packed stadium in Philadelphia, Baltimore or New York, for the first time since 1943 the contest will take place at West Point’s Michie Stadium.
This isn’t the first time Army played Navy in a moment of crisis|Randy Roberts|December 11, 2020|Washington Post

It’s a food and travel show jam-packed with interesting characters, delicious food, and compelling destinations, and it makes me miss restaurants and traveling and the people you meet while eating at restaurants while traveling.
Pay Restaurants to Feed Those in Need|Amanda Kludt|November 23, 2020|Eater
Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
‘We Out Here’: Inside the New Black Travel Movement|Charlise Ferguson|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He led the packed cathedral in applause for Ramos and Liu and asked Bratton to bring a message to the men and women of the NYPD.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miami Art Basel is packed with celebrities, including Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus.
William, Kate, and Jay Z’s Favorite Art Star: Alexander Gilkes' World of Rock Stars and Royalty|Tim Teeman|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Almost 1,500 people packed inside Westminster Abbey to celebrate the life of Soames, who died in May at the age of 91.
Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At which Bezos turned to the packed audience, smiled weakly, and said: “This is Henry being nice to me!”
Jeff Bezos: ‘I See Millions Working in Outer Space’|Lloyd Grove|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fix up a couple of dummy sacks, you know, and get them to camp and packed on the horse without letting them see what's inside.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Such thoughts as these passed through the worthy officer's mind as he carefully packed his portmanteau.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
When he was interviewed, fearsome in manner as he was, he sent the worm away packed with ideas and phrases.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
They were packed in bands of wheat straw, and between each pair of eggs a straw was twisted.
Our Little Korean Cousin|H. Lee M. Pike
Now, however, the tobacco undergoes quite a process, and must be kept packed several months before it is ground into snuff.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for packed

packed

/ (pækt) /

adjective

completely filled; fulla packed theatre

(of a picnic type of meal) prepared and put in a container or containers beforehand; prepackeda packed lunch

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Origin of packed

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British Dictionary definitions for packed