1
a
: compressed
packed snow
b
: that is crowded or stuffed
often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
played to a packed house

Examples of packed in a Sentence

Add one cup of firmly packed brown sugar. One half 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
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Add in a packed calendar of summer festivals, including the Taste of Syracuse and The Great New York State Fair, and Salt City makes a case as a year-round destination that balances tradition with fresh appeal. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Oct. 2025 Book writer Terrence McNally artfully adapted Doctorow’s densely packed, historical novel which, from the start, seemed destined to be a musical. Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025 Go get it in Fayetteville, in front of a packed house, and against a program that has beaten the Hogs 12 of the last 13 years. Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2025 In a frantic but delicate rescue, captured on images and video reviewed by CNN, a policeman dug away the packed earth. Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for packed

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of packed was in 1777

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“Packed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/packed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

packed

adjective
1
: that is crowded or stuffed
often used in combination
an action-packed story
2
: filled to capacity
performed before a packed stadium

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