packs in
Squeezes everything inside
Packs in means to fit a large amount into a limited space or time.
A venue packs in crowds when it draws them densely.
A film that packs in action delivers it abundantly.
In British usage, to pack in can also mean to quit or stop doing something: I'm thinking of packing in my job.
- cramForce into tight space
- chock-fullFull to overflowing
- bursting at the seamsFilled past safe limits
- stuffUnspecified items collectively
- jamCooked fruit spread
standing-room-only · standing room only · full house · fill · crowd · squeeze in · tight squeeze · heap · elbow-to-elbow · shoulder to shoulder · compress · sardines · multitudes · mobs · wall-to-wall · crush · squash · throngs
packs inspreads out
Extends over space
disperses · scatters · unpacks · thins out · spaces out
packs incarries on
Continues without stopping
keeps going · perseveres · continues · persists · soldiers on
packs indrives away
Forces to leave
repels · clears out · alienates · bombs · flops
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