Definitions

1. noun

A small oily fish found in schools in warm seas, especially the Atlantic and Pacific.

“We had sardines for lunch at the beachside restaurant.”

2. noun

A can of sardines, typically served as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.

“She added the contents of a sardine to her salad.”

3. verb

To pack or store sardines in a can.

“The factory workers sardined the fish into the cans.”

4. verb

To pack or crowd people or things tightly into a small space.

“The tourists sardined onto the last train of the evening.”