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| crowd [ krowd ] |
noun (plural crowds) |
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1. people gathered together: a large group of people gathered in one place
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2. audience or spectators: a group of people attending the same public event or entertainment
  performing in front of a sellout crowd
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3. set of people: a group of people with something in common
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4. masses: the mass or majority of people
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5. large group of things: a large number of things put or found together
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verb (past and past participle crowd·ed, present participle crowd·ing, 3rd person present singular crowds) |
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1. intransitive verb throng together: to assemble or move in large numbers
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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
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3. transitive and intransitive verb advance by shoving: to move forward by pushing and shoving, or shove past a person or barrier
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4. transitive verb fill or pack something: to fill or cover something or a place in large numbers or to capacity
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5. transitive and intransitive verb press near somebody: to stand or move uncomfortably close to somebody or something
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6. transitive verb pressure somebody: to put pressure on somebody to do something, or make somebody feel forced into an act
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| [ Old English crūdan "to press" < W Germanic] |
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| crowd·ed adjective |
| crowd·ed·ness noun |
| crowd·er noun |
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