"pack out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: packs out [present, singular, third-person], packing out [participle, present], packed out [participle, past], packed out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pack out (third-person singular simple present packs out, present participle packing out, simple past and past participle packed out)
  1. (transitive, usually used in the passive) To fill with spectators, passengers etc. Tags: transitive, usually
    Sense id: en-pack_out-en-verb-ZF7Cyk8i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "out", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 17 35 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "out": 58 13 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 13 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 8 28
  2. (transitive) To bring something (often waste) away when one leaves a natural environment like a campground. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pack_out-en-verb-gUvtfeu-
  3. (intransitive, skiing, of snow) To become quite compacted; to become tightly-packed. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Skiing
    Sense id: en-pack_out-en-verb-TcOPvIH9 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "packing out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "packed out",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
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      "form": "packed out",
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          "_dis": "48 17 35",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        }
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        {
          "text": "The stadium was packed out.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 April 17, “Rural railways: do they deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1007, page 57:",
          "text": "Here [at Grantham], the train has three minutes to reverse, during which time it is suddenly packed out with shoppers heading to Nottingham. It's standing room only for those who arrive last.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fill with spectators, passengers etc."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "spectator",
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        ],
        [
          "passenger",
          "passenger"
        ]
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        "(transitive, usually used in the passive) To fill with spectators, passengers etc."
      ],
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        "used in the passive"
      ],
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        "transitive",
        "usually"
      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Be sure to bring enough bags to pack out all your trash.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bring something (often waste) away when one leaves a natural environment like a campground."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To bring something (often waste) away when one leaves a natural environment like a campground."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Skiing",
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            "Sports",
            "Winter activities",
            "Human activity",
            "Winter",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Seasons",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "Periodic occurrences",
            "All topics",
            "Time",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        "To become quite compacted; to become tightly-packed."
      ],
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          "compacted",
          "compacted"
        ]
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        "(intransitive, skiing, of snow) To become quite compacted; to become tightly-packed."
      ],
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        "of snow"
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      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "skiing",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "form": "packed out",
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    },
    {
      "form": "packed out",
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          "text": "The stadium was packed out.",
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        },
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          "text": "Here [at Grantham], the train has three minutes to reverse, during which time it is suddenly packed out with shoppers heading to Nottingham. It's standing room only for those who arrive last.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "To fill with spectators, passengers etc."
      ],
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          "spectator"
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          "passenger",
          "passenger"
        ]
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        "(transitive, usually used in the passive) To fill with spectators, passengers etc."
      ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To bring something (often waste) away when one leaves a natural environment like a campground."
      ],
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        "(transitive) To bring something (often waste) away when one leaves a natural environment like a campground."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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    },
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      ],
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        "To become quite compacted; to become tightly-packed."
      ],
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          "skiing",
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          "compacted",
          "compacted"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, skiing, of snow) To become quite compacted; to become tightly-packed."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of snow"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "skiing",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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