packed
/pækt/
packed is the simple past and past participle of pack.
Adjective
packed (comparative more packed, superlative most packed)
- Put into a package.
- packed lunch
- Filled with a large number or large quantity of something.
- packed with goodness
- […] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- Filled to capacity with people.
- The bus was packed and I couldn't get on.
- On a steamy summer late afternoon the Luzhniki was once again packed. It is a vast space, with a roof that almost closes in on itself capturing the air like a superheated bubble.2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
- Synonyms:
- crowded
Meaning of pack
Verb
pack (third-person singular simple present packs, present participle packing, simple past and past participle packed)
- To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack
- to pack goods in a box; to pack fish
- To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into.
- to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater
- To wrap in a wet or dry sheet, within numerous coverings.
- The doctor gave Kelly some sulfa pills and packed his arm in hot-water bags.
- To make impervious, such as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without allowing air, water, or steam inside.
- to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine; pack someone's arm with ice.
- To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles securely for transportation.
- To form a compact mass, especially in order for transportation.
- the goods pack conveniently; wet snow packs well
Synonyms of packed
Forms of packed
| comparative | more packed |
|---|---|
| superlative | most packed |
Words formed from packed
Phrases with packed
- packed in
- packed on
- packed up
- packed off
- packed out
- vac packed
- hard packed
- packed away
- packed heat
- packed shit
- packed a sad
- packed fudge
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Words that rhyme with packed
Questions about packed
- What does packed mean?
- Packed means put into a package.
- What is packed the simple past and past participle of?
- Packed is the simple past and past participle of pack.
- What part of speech is packed?
- Packed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce packed?
- Packed is pronounced /pækt/.
Words near packed in the dictionary
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