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packed

/pækt/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To fill or pack (a container) to capacity.

    - "He packed the suitcase with clothes."
    - "The boxes were packed with fragile items."
  • Verb

    To compress or condense (something) into a smaller space or form.

    - "The cookies were packed tightly into the tin."
    - "The snow was packed down to make a smooth surface."
Pronunciation
  1. /pækt/



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Antonyms

unpack
Synonyms

stack , crowded , rammed
Rhymes
Words rhyming with packed
caked , laked , staked , tamed , named
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Pack (en) : A group of animals or people

  2. Pack (en) : A collection of items or tools

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. pack

  2. pak

  3. pac

  4. pakka

  5. paca

Variants
List of all variants of packed that leads to same result
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Forms
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packs, packing, packed

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'pacian' meaning 'to beat, to bruise', from 'pact' meaning 'a beating, a blow'. The meaning evolved to 'to fill, to pack'.

Trivia
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  1. Packed is a homonym for 'pack', which can refer to a group of animals or people. However, the verb 'packed' refers to the act of filling or compressing.

  2. The term 'packed house' originated from the days of vaudeville and burlesque shows when the house was packed with patrons standing in the aisles.

Related Concepts
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  1. Container: Packed refers to the act of filling a container with items.

  2. Compression: Packed can also refer to compressing or condensing something into a smaller space.

Culture
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Packed has been used extensively in literature, particularly in descriptions of travel and adventure. For example, Ernest Hemingway's 'The Old Man and the Sea' features the phrase 'he packed his lunch' and Jack Kerouac's 'On the Road' uses 'packed up' to describe the act of leaving. In music, the term 'packed house' refers to a concert or performance with a full audience.

How to Memorize "packed"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a suitcase being filled with clothes.
    - Imagine compressing snow to make a smooth surface.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'packed' with 'full' or 'compressed'.
    - Think of the image of a container being filled to capacity.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the phrase 'Pack it in' to remember the meaning 'fill to capacity'.
    - Use the phrase 'Pack it down' to remember the meaning 'compress'.

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