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crowd (1)

crowd [ krowd ]


noun  (plural crowds)
Definition:
 
1. people gathered together: a large group of people gathered in one place

2. audience or spectators: a group of people attending the same public event or entertainment
performing in front of a sellout crowd

3. set of people: a group of people with something in common

4. masses: the mass or majority of people

5. large group of things: a large number of things put or found together



verb  (past and past participle crowd·ed, present participle crowd·ing, 3rd person present singular crowds)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb throng together: to assemble or move in large numbers

2. transitive and intransitive verb herd or cram: to urge, herd, or force a closely packed group of people, animals, or things into a place, or move into a place in a closely packed group

3. transitive and intransitive verb advance by shoving: to move forward by pushing and shoving, or shove past a person or barrier

4. transitive verb fill or pack something: to fill or cover something or a place in large numbers or to capacity

5. transitive and intransitive verb press near somebody: to stand or move uncomfortably close to somebody or something

6. transitive verb pressure somebody: to put pressure on somebody to do something, or make somebody feel forced into an act

[ Old English crūdan "to press" < W Germanic]

crowd·ed adjective
crowd·ed·ness noun
crowd·er noun
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