Meanings
adjectivepacked to the gills (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableCompletely packed; very full or crowded.
Near-synonym: stuffed to the gills
Synonyms: packed to the rafters, stuffed to the gills · Antonyms: empty, empty, empty as a pauper's purse, empty as the tomb on Easter, clean, leer, toom, unfilled
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCompletely packed; very full or crowded.
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