pack out
phrasal verb
packed out; packing out; packs out
British
: to cause (a place) to be filled with people
The band still packs out stadiums throughout the world.
: to fill (a place)
Over 600 people packed out the theatre.
Examples of pack out in a Sentence
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The Berlinale’s parallel European Film Market was equally buzzy with its main venues of the Gropius Bau and Marriott Hotel packed out with people taking meetings, although transactional news was slow on the ground.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
One little mishap and you’re sent packing out the door.
—EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
And each Chiefs celebration since has worked the same way — a parade down Grand Boulevard followed by a rally at Union Station with a huge crowd of people packed out front with no barriers to access.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
Store all food and scented items in bear-proof lockers (available at every campground and most trailheads), and pack out your trash.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2023
Gunna hit the stage at nearly 3 a.m. for a crowd of roughly 5,000 people (per festival representatives) packing out Lagos’s Eko Convention Center, a premier entertainment venue in the bustling West African metropolis.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Photos from the event show the whole site was not packed out throughout, with much of the site occupied by infrastructure, seating, facilities, and other necessary obstructions.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The globe’s biggest Afropop stars throw their own shows back home or headline massive festivals, events of all kinds abound, beaches get packed out with buzzing groups of friends and family, and for many, schools close, work slows, and the joyful gatherings seem never ending.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Primitive campgrounds can only be reached via high-clearance 4x4 vehicles, and campers must pack in their water and pack out their trash.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 22 Feb. 2025
One little mishap and you’re sent packing out the door.
—EW.com, 15 Feb. 2025
And each Chiefs celebration since has worked the same way — a parade down Grand Boulevard followed by a rally at Union Station with a huge crowd of people packed out front with no barriers to access.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
Store all food and scented items in bear-proof lockers (available at every campground and most trailheads), and pack out your trash.
—Emily Pennington, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Feb. 2023
Gunna hit the stage at nearly 3 a.m. for a crowd of roughly 5,000 people (per festival representatives) packing out Lagos’s Eko Convention Center, a premier entertainment venue in the bustling West African metropolis.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
Photos from the event show the whole site was not packed out throughout, with much of the site occupied by infrastructure, seating, facilities, and other necessary obstructions.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
The globe’s biggest Afropop stars throw their own shows back home or headline massive festivals, events of all kinds abound, beaches get packed out with buzzing groups of friends and family, and for many, schools close, work slows, and the joyful gatherings seem never ending.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 12 Dec. 2024
Primitive campgrounds can only be reached via high-clearance 4x4 vehicles, and campers must pack in their water and pack out their trash.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Pack out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20out. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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