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throng

throng [ thrawng ]


noun  (plural throngs)
Definition:
 
crowd: a large crowd of people or objects



verb  (past and past participle thronged, present participle throng·ing, 3rd person present singular throngs)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb crowd into place: to crowd into or fill a place

2. intransitive verb move in crowd: to move or gather in a throng

3. transitive verb crowd around somebody: to surround and push against somebody

[ Old English geþrang< Germanic, "to press, crowd"]
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