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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LOOKAHEAD TO SUNDAY Matches involving Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic highlight a packed Day 8 schedule created by all of the rain postponements.
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Three Muses, the always packed Frenchmen Street restaurant and music club, added a second location Uptown on Maple Street.
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Because these are the rare activity books that can hold their own on the quirky, information-packed writing and exquisite artwork (reminiscent of midcentury American illustrator Charley Harper) alone.
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Mosul’s Old City is an ancient district of narrow alleyways and tightly packed homes, two main challenges to security forces.
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Its packed with things to do: music, movies, restaurants, arts, theater.
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This one, a third-round 67, moved Simpson to 9-under par for the tournament and separated the former Wake Forest golfer by two strokes from his closest pursuers on a packed leader board.
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But three months later, Eagles of Death Metal traveled back to Paris to retake the stage, playing in front of a packed audience that included Bataclan survivors.
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As Gaughan announced in the packed courtroom that both motions had been denied, one man apparently snapped his fingers multiple times in approval.
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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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