tightly packed

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• packed — [pækt] adj 1.) extremely full of people ▪ a packed courtroom packed with ▪ The island was packed with tourists. 2.) packed with/full of sth containing a lot of a particular type of thing ▪ a new magazine packed with exciting recipes 3.) [not… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• packed — adjective 1 extremely full of people: a packed dance floor 2 packed with/packed full of containing a lot of a particular kind of thing: a new magazine packed with exciting recipes 3 (not before noun) if you are packed, you have put everything you …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• packed — adj. 1) loosely; tightly packed 2) vacuum packed * * * [pækt] tightly packed loosely vacuum packed …   Combinatory dictionary

• tightly — adverb 1. in a tight or constricted manner (Freq. 3) a tightly packed pub • Derived from adjective: ↑tight 2. securely fixed or fastened (Freq. 1) the window was tightly sealed • Derived from adjective: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• packed like sardines — anything tightly packed or confined, after the appearance of sardines in a can. Usually refers to people in overcrowded conditions …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• packed (in) like sardines — {adj. phr.} So tightly crowded that there is hardly room to turn. * /The trains are so full during rush hour that we must go to work packed in like sardines./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• packed (in) like sardines — {adj. phr.} So tightly crowded that there is hardly room to turn. * /The trains are so full during rush hour that we must go to work packed in like sardines./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• packed in like sardines — packed/squashed etc/in like sardines phrase crowded so tightly together in a space that there is no room to move Economy class passengers were packed in like sardines. Thesaurus: full of people or thingssynonym Main entry: sardine …   Useful english dictionary

• (packed) like sardines — (packed, crammed, etc.) like sarˈdines idiom (informal) pressed tightly together in a way that is uncomfortable or unpleasant Main entry: ↑sardineidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• Packed — Pack Pack (p[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packed} (p[a^]kt); 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• packed like sardines —    If a place is extremely crowded, people are packed like sardines, or packed in like sardines.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    If a group of people are packed like sardines, they are pressed together tightly and uncomfortably because… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions