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Definition of packed adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

packed

adjective
 
/pækt/
 
/pækt/
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  1. extremely full of people synonym crowded
    • The restaurant was packed.
    • The show played to packed houses (= large audiences).
    • The hall was packed to capacity.
    • packed with somebody The place was packed with conference attendees.
  2. containing a lot of a particular thing
    • Our new brochure is packed full of inspirational ideas.
    • packed with something The book is packed with information.
    • -packed an information-packed book
    see also action-packed, jam-packed
  3. pressed closely together
    • The birds' nests are lined with tightly packed leaves.
    • packed together The passengers travelled packed together like cattle.
    • packed into something Live animals are transported across the continent, packed tightly into lorries.
  4. [not before noun] (informal) having put everything you need into cases, boxes, etc. before you go somewhere
    • I'm all packed and ready to go.
see also pre-packedSee packed in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee packed in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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