crowd | ||
1. | [ noun ] a large number of things or people considered together | |
Examples: | "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" |
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Related terms: | gathering mob army drove phalanx troop huddle jam | |
2. | [ verb ] cause to herd, drive, or crowd together | |
Synonyms: | herd | |
Examples: | "We herded the children into a spare classroom" |
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Related terms: | move overcrowd herder | |
3. | [ verb ] fill or occupy to the point of overflowing | |
Examples: | "The students crowded the auditorium" |
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Related terms: | occupy | |
4. | [ verb ] to gather together in large numbers | |
Synonyms: | crowd_together draw_together | |
Examples: | "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" |
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Related terms: | meet gather pour mass throng herd overcrowd | |
5. | [ verb ] approach a certain age or speed | |
Synonyms: | push | |
Examples: | : "She is pushing fifty" |
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Related terms: | approach | |
6. | [ noun ] an informal body of friends | |
Synonyms: | bunch gang crew | |
Examples: | "he still hangs out with the same crowd" |
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Related terms: | gathering gang | |
Similar spelling: |
crud cred Crudo crude creed credo Criado crewet CRT |