jam-pack

verb

jam-packed; jam-packing; jam-packs

transitive verb

: to pack tightly or to excess

Examples of jam-pack in a Sentence

we jam-packed the box with goodies for our sick friend
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The archbishop of Chicago gazed down at the piazza and crowd that spilled to the Tiber River, jam-packed with more than 250,000 faithful awaiting the first words of the new pontiff. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025 Compared to last year’s spring art week, this year’s is especially jam-packed, with Frieze and TEFAF’s US edition separated by just 24 hours instead of a week. Karen K. Ho For Artnews, Robb Report, 8 May 2025 However, this break from the traditional process of announcing all the latest in Android at I/O suggests that the conference on May 20 will be jam-packed with news in other areas and services. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 3 May 2025 Around us are shelves of glass jars, jam-packed with vials of seeds. Katarina Zimmer, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for jam-pack

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of jam-pack was in 1924

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“Jam-pack.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jam-pack. Accessed 20 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

jam-pack

verb
ˈjam-ˈpak
: to pack tightly : cram
cars jam-packed the highway
jam-packs her books with interesting facts
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