packed Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb arrange in a container
    pack.
    • pack the books into the boxes
  2. verb fill to capacity
    pack.
    • This singer always packs the concert halls
    • The murder trial packed the court house
  3. verb compress into a wad
    compact; wad; bundle; pack.
    • wad paper into the box
  4. verb carry, as on one's back
    pack.
    • Pack your tents to the top of the mountain
  5. verb set up a committee or legislative body with one's own supporters so as to influence the outcome
    pack.
    • pack a jury
  6. verb have with oneself; have on one's person
    carry; take; pack.
    • She always takes an umbrella
    • I always carry money
    • She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains
  7. verb press tightly together or cram
    mob; throng; jam; pile; pack.
    • The crowd packed the auditorium
  8. verb hike with a backpack
    backpack; pack.
    • Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies
  9. verb press down tightly
    tamp down; tamp; pack.
    • tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso
  10. verb seal with packing
    pack.
    • pack the faucet
  11. verb have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
    compact; pack.
    • This powder compacts easily
    • Such odd-shaped items do not pack well
  12. verb load with a pack
    load down; pack.
  13. verb treat the body or any part of it by wrapping it, as with blankets or sheets, and applying compresses to it, or stuffing it to provide cover, containment, or therapy, or to absorb blood
    pack.
    • The nurse packed gauze in the wound
    • You had better pack your swollen ankle with ice
  14. adjective satellite filled to capacity
    jam-packed; jammed.
    • a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes
    • stands jam-packed with fans
    • a packed theater
  15. adjective satellite pressed together or compressed
    • packed snow

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