crowd
1[ kroud ]
/ kraʊd /
noun
verb (used without object)
to gather in large numbers; throng; swarm.
to press forward; advance by pushing.
verb (used with object)
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Nearby words
crow-pheasant, crowbait, crowbar, crowberry, crowboot, crowd, crowd pleaser, crowd puller, crowd surf, crowd-pleaser, crowded
Idioms
crowd on sail, Nautical. to carry a press of sail.
Origin of crowd
1before 950; Middle English crowden, Old English crūden to press, hurry; cognate with Middle Dutch crūden to push (Dutch kruien)
SYNONYMS FOR crowd
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 crowding (1 of 2)
crowd
1/ (kraʊd) /
noun
verb
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 crowding (2 of 2)
crowd
2/ (kraʊd) /
noun
music an ancient bowed stringed instrument; crwth
Word Origin for crowd
C13: from Welsh crwth
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Medicine definitions for crowding
crowding
[ krou′dĭng ]
n.
A condition in which the teeth are crowded in the dental arch, assuming altered positions, as by overlapping and twisting.
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Idioms and Phrases with crowding
crowd
see follow the crowd; three's a crowd.
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