Definition of packed
1a : compressed packed snowb : that is crowded or stuffed —often used in combination an action-packed story
2 : filled to capacity played to a packed house
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Examples of packed in a Sentence
Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar.
{frac1 cup loosely packed fresh parsley
Oranges are packed full of vitamin C.
The theater is always packed when he performs there.
bands playing to packed audiences
Recent Examples of packed from the Web
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Not a capable snow-goer, the SS nonetheless dug and slid and, eventually, found enough grip to move ungracefully under its own power in packed snow.
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Epcot will get a brand-new E-ticket attraction based on the rockin’ and action-packed world of Guardians of the Galaxy.
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The process will happen Saturday morning well before a packed house of 15,000 or so, plus millions more in front of TVs, watch Venus Williams plays Garbine Muguruza in the women’s final.
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Full house and emotions The presentation was before a packed house with more than 90 people seated in the council chamber and more standing in the halls.
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Her schedule is probably even more packed than mine is.
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Co-driver Paterson goads us to flatten the accelerator while dialing in the appropriate countersteer to hold an arc at the outer edge of the packed 1000-foot-diameter circle.
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These days, the pair is future-focused, with Albino gearing up for a packed slate of gigs and Magee prepping for fall collaborations with Vans and X-Girl, as well as her new MadeMe collection.
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McBrian and Kostanich each carried about 80 items and packed so light that journals were their only luxury.
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First Known Use of packed
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PACKED Defined for English Language Learners
packed
playDefinition of packed for English Language Learners
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: pressed together so there is very little space between the parts or pieces
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: filled with a large amount of something
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: full of people : filled with as many people as possible
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