packed

Definition

  • adjective: pressed together so there is very little space between the parts or pieces
  • adjective: that is crowded or stuffed
  • usually + 'with'
  • synonyms: crowded, compact, full

Examples

  • The stadium was 'packed' (full) with sports fans. = It was 'packed' to capacity/bursting/overflowing.

  • We're (all) 'packed' and ready to go. [=we have packed everything we need and are ready to go]

  • There must have been a hundred people in that room. They 'packed' us 'in' like sardines!

Movie quotes

  • (..) Hey, Toot. Give you a nickel for that Moon Pie. Ooh, ooh. Little Black Sambo! Yes, sir, yes, sir. How do you do? Hope your bags are packed. My bags are packed! I'm ready to go! Where are we going? Let's go! No! No! No! Let me out of here! Let me out of here! (..)
    1999 The Green Mile
  • (..) One, she said "facebook me," right? And then the other is, well, you know' They wanna have drinks later. Yes, have you ever heard so many different good things packed into one regular-sized sentence? Excuse me, Mark? Yeah? I'm Stuart Singer. I'm in your OS lab. Sure. (..)
    2010 The Social Network
  • (..) show up in time and we'd lose him. Think he's getting out of here? He's got everything he owns... laid out over there in the bedroom, waiting to be packed. I'm just warming some brandy. Mr. Doyle, I presume? Tom, this is Miss Lisa Fremont. - How do you do? (..)
    1954 Rear Window