Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Packed"
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) 1.7 (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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