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packed

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /pækt/

adj

  1. Put into a package.

    packed lunch

  2. 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 and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.

  3. 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.

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of pack