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packed heat

packed heat is the simple past and past participle of pack heat.

Meaning of pack heat

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To carry one or more handguns on one's person, especially in a concealed manner.
    • If the current trend toward relaxation of concealed-weapons laws continues, soon the most important gun restrictions may involve destinations: the states will probably allow various venues—public gathering places, offices, stores—to ban firearms on the premises. The only problem will be how to know...1995 March 27, David Van Biema, “Peekaboo: The New Detector”, in Time

Questions about packed heat

What is packed heat the simple past and past participle of?
Packed heat is the simple past and past participle of pack heat.

Words near packed heat in the dictionary

  1. packed away
  2. packed cells
  3. packed decimal
  4. packed decimals
  5. packed fudge
  6. packed heat
  7. packed house
  8. packed in
  9. packed like sardines
  10. packed lunch
  11. packed lunches

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