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pack out

pack out verb: to fill with spectators, passengers etc.

Verb

pack out (third-person singular simple present packs out, present participle packing out, simple past and past participle packed out)

  1. (transitive, usually passive voice) To fill with spectators, passengers etc.
    • The stadium was packed out.
    • Here [at Grantham], the train has three minutes to reverse, during which time it is suddenly packed out with shoppers heading to Nottingham. It's standing room only for those who arrive last.2024 April 17, “Rural railways: do they deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1007, page 57
  2. (transitive) To bring something (often waste) away when one leaves a natural environment like a campground.
    • Be sure to bring enough bags to pack out all your trash.
  3. (intransitive) To become quite compacted; to become tightly-packed.
  4. (slang, transitive) To beat up; to jump.

Forms of pack out

third-person singular presentpacks out
present participlepacking out
past participlepacked out
pastpacked out

Questions about pack out

What does pack out mean?
Pack out means to fill with spectators, passengers etc.
What part of speech is pack out?
Pack out is a verb.
What is the past tense of pack out?
The past tense of pack out is packed out.

Words near pack out in the dictionary

  1. pack off
  2. pack on
  3. pack on pounds
  4. pack on the pounds
  5. pack one's bags
  6. pack out
  7. pack rat
  8. pack rats
  9. pack saddle
  10. pack saddles
  11. pack shit

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