crowded

[ krou-did ]

/ ˈkraʊ dɪd /

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adjective

filled to excess; packed.

filled with a crowd: crowded streets.

uncomfortably close together: crowded passengers on a bus.

Nearby words

crowd, crowd pleaser, crowd puller, crowd surf, crowd-pleaser, crowded, crowdedly, crowder pea, crowdfunding, crowdie, crowding

Origin of crowded

First recorded in 1605–15; crowd¹ + -ed²

Related forms

crowd·ed·ly, adverbo·ver·crowd·ed, adjectiveo·ver·crowd·ed·ly, adverbo·ver·crowd·ed·ness, noun

un·crowd·ed, adjective

Definition for crowded (2 of 2)

crowd

[ kroud ]

/ kraʊd /

noun

a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a crowd of angry people.

any large number of persons.

any group or set of persons with something in common: The restaurant attracts a theater crowd.

audience; attendance: Opening night drew a good crowd.

the common people; the masses: He feels superior to the crowd.

a large number of things gathered or considered together.

Sociology. a temporary gathering of people responding to common stimuli and engaged in any of various forms of collective behavior.

verb (used without object)

to gather in large numbers; throng; swarm.

to press forward; advance by pushing.

verb (used with object)

to press closely together; force into a confined space; cram: to crowd clothes into a suitcase.

to push; shove.

to fill to excess; fill by pressing or thronging into.

to place under pressure or stress by constant solicitation: to crowd a debtor for payment; to crowd someone with embarrassing questions.

Origin of crowd

before 950; Middle English crowden, Old English crūden to press, hurry; cognate with Middle Dutch crūden to push (Dutch kruien)

SYNONYMS FOR crowd

5 proletariat, plebeians, populace.

8 assemble, herd.

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Related formscrowd·er, noun

Synonym study

1. Crowd, multitude, swarm, throng refer to large numbers of people. Crowd suggests a jostling, uncomfortable, and possibly disorderly company: A crowd gathered to listen to the speech. Multitude emphasizes the great number of persons or things but suggests that there is space enough for all: a multitude of people at the market on Saturdays. Swarm as used of people is usually contemptuous, suggesting a moving, restless, often noisy, crowd: A swarm of dirty children played in the street. Throng suggests a company that presses together or forward, often with some common aim: The throng pushed forward to see the cause of the excitement.

Usage note

See collective noun.

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British Dictionary definitions for crowded (1 of 2)

crowd

/ (kraʊd) /

noun

a large number of things or people gathered or considered together

a particular group of people, esp considered as a social or business setthe crowd from the office

the crowd the common people; the masses
(as modifier)crowd ideas

follow the crowd to conform with the majority

verb

(intr) to gather together in large numbers; throng

(tr) to press together into a confined space

(tr) to fill to excess; fill by pushing into

(tr) informal to urge or harass by urging

crowd on sail nautical to hoist as much sail as possible

Derived Formscrowded, adjectivecrowdedly, adverbcrowdedness, nouncrowder, noun

Word Origin for crowd

Old English crūdan; related to Middle Low German krūden to molest, Middle Dutch crūden to push, Norwegian kryda to swarm

British Dictionary definitions for crowded (2 of 2)

crowd

/ (kraʊd) /

noun

music an ancient bowed stringed instrument; crwth

Word Origin for crowd

C13: from Welsh crwth

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Word Origin and History for crowded (1 of 2)

crowd

Old English crudan "to press, crush." Cognate with Middle Dutch cruden "to press, push," Middle High German kroten "to press, oppress," Norwegian kryda "to crowd." Related: Crowded; crowding.

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