jam-packed
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Extremely full or crowded: Describes a place, container, or situation that is filled to its absolute maximum capacity, often implying a lack of space and a dense, tight packing of people or things.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The stadium was jam-packed for the championship game.
- Her schedule is jam-packed with meetings all week.
- The tiny elevator was jam-packed, and we could barely move.
Advanced Usage
- "to be jam-packed with [something]": This is the most common construction, used to specify what is filling the space.
- The report was jam-packed with useful data.
- The festival was jam-packed with exciting activities.
Variants and Related Words
- Packed (adj): Very full or crowded. (Less intense than "jam-packed").
- The train was packed during rush hour.
- Crammed (adj): Forced or stuffed tightly into a space.
- The closet was crammed with old boxes.
- Chock-full (adj): Completely full. (Often used interchangeably with "jam-packed").
- The article was chock-full of helpful tips.
Synonyms
- Crowded: Full of people.
- Stuffed: Filled tightly.
- Bursting: So full as to be almost breaking open.
Related Phrases
- Packed to the gills: An idiom meaning completely full.
- The concert hall was packed to the gills.
- Packed like sardines: An idiom describing people crowded very tightly together.
- On the subway, we were packed like sardines.
Adjective
- filled to capacity
- a suitcase jammed with dirty clothes
- stands jam-packed with fans
- a packed theater