Pack out
verb
Fill a place to its maximum capacity.
The concert was so popular that it packed out the venue.
Often appears as...
- pack out a venue
- pack out a room
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To carry out everything you have when leaving a campsite or public place.
Environmentalists encourage hikers to pack out their trash and leave no trace.
Often appears as...
- pack out trash
- pack out waste
Usage tips
Technical
verb
Fill a place to its maximum capacity.
The concert was so popular that it packed out the venue.
Often appears as...
- pack out a venue
- pack out a room
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To carry out everything you have when leaving a campsite or public place.
Environmentalists encourage hikers to pack out their trash and leave no trace.
Often appears as...
- pack out trash
- pack out waste
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Event Popularity
Used when an event is so well-attended that no more people can fit in the space.
They had to turn away fans because the game packed out the stadium.
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Usage
Commonly used in casual conversation rather than in formal writing.
The bar is busiest on Fridays; it's always packed out by 8 PM.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbole Caution
Avoid exaggerating when the place is not fully occupied.
We shouldn't say the gallery was packed out if only half the tickets sold.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Popularity
Used when an event is so well-attended that no more people can fit in the space.
They had to turn away fans because the game packed out the stadium.
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Usage
Commonly used in casual conversation rather than in formal writing.
The bar is busiest on Fridays; it's always packed out by 8 PM.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbole Caution
Avoid exaggerating when the place is not fully occupied.
We shouldn't say the gallery was packed out if only half the tickets sold.
Pro Tip 1/3Event Popularity
Used when an event is so well-attended that no more people can fit in the space.
They had to turn away fans because the game packed out the stadium.
Pro Tip 2/3Colloquial Usage
Commonly used in casual conversation rather than in formal writing.
The bar is busiest on Fridays; it's always packed out by 8 PM.
Pro Tip 3/3Hyperbole Caution
Avoid exaggerating when the place is not fully occupied.
We shouldn't say the gallery was packed out if only half the tickets sold.
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