Meaning

simple past and past participle of pack.

Definitions by Sense

1. simple past and past participle of pack
2. Put into a package.
3. Filled with a large number or large quantity of something.
4. (colloquial) Filled to capacity with people.

Example Sentences

packed lunch

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 and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.

A packed schedule of 13 different inquiries ranged from parking on pavements to filling potholes, plus a hard-hitting examination of the Government's proposed Airports National Policy Statement and its recommendation to grant approval for a third runway to be built at Heathrow.

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.

We picked up returning Millwall supporters at New Street, together with a couple of British Transport Police officers, and the train, an 11-car set, was now packed.

Word Forms

• more packed
• most packed

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Use packed when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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