But the earth up ahead was more firmly packed, almost rock-hard.

She rubbed her head into his leg, wishing the muscles were not quite so firmly packed.

The result is firmly packed, easily walkable stretches of sand.

The damp, spongy ground gave way to something drier and more firmly packed.

However, most other ornaments and family photos were firmly packed away as being too personal for potential buyers to visualise themselves in the house.

Silage must be firmly packed to minimize the oxygen content, or it will spoil.

The patch must be firmly packed down.

It must be packed firmly into comb cells and mixed with a small amount of honey so that it will not spoil.

Once again we found ourselves walking on a snow-covered roadway as slick and firmly packed as a ski run.

The projectile or shot charge was placed in the barrel and a ramrod was used to firmly pack everything into the breech.