Idiom Breakdown

packed to the gills

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Definition

Completely packed; very full or crowded.

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In Context

"Near-synonym: stuffed to the gills"

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Also Said As

packed to the rafters
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see also Thesaurus:empty § Antonyms
stuffed to the gills

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Opposite In Meaning

empty
empty
empty as a pauper's purse
empty as the tomb on Easter
clean
leer
toom
unfilled
vacant
vacuumlike
vacuous
void

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See Also

packed like sardines