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packed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pack \Pack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packed}; p. pr & vb n. {Packing}.] [Akin to D. pakken G. packen, Dan. pakke, Sw packa, Icel. pakka. See {Pack}, n.] 1. To make a pack of to arrange closely and securely in a pack; hence to place and arrange compactly as in a pack; to press into close order or narrow compass; as to pack goods in a box; to pack fish. Strange materials packed up with wonderful art. --Addison. Where . . . the bones Of all my buried ancestors are packed. --Shak. 2. To fill in the manner of a pack, that is compactly and securely, as for transportation; hence to fill closely or to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to crowd into as to pack a trunk; the play, or the audience, packs the theater. 3. To sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as to secure the game unfairly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: packed adj 1: filled to capacity; "a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes"; "stands jam-packed with fans"; "a packed theater" [syn: {jammed}, {jam-packed}] 2: pressed together or compressed; "packed snow"
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