crowd together

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crowd together

The children crowd together around the storyteller in the library.

Definition

Verb: - To move or gather closely into a mass or group, often in a confined space. It implies a lack of order or personal space as people or things press together.

Usage

This verb describes the action of many individual entities coming into close physical proximity, often resulting in a dense, packed group. It is typically used for people but can apply to animals or objects. The phrase emphasizes the collective movement and the resulting crowded state.

Examples
  • Verb:
    • During the fire alarm, people began to crowd together at the emergency exit.
    • The sheep crowded together for warmth in the corner of the field.
    • Books and papers crowded together on the small desk, leaving no space to work.
Advanced Usage
  • "to crowd together for...": This structure specifies the reason for gathering closely.
    • The spectators crowded together for a better view of the parade.
  • The verb can be used in a passive sense to describe a state.
    • The passengers were crowded together in the small lifeboat.
Variants and Related Words
  • Crowd (verb): To fill or occupy a space with many people or things, often to excess.
    • Fans crowded the stadium entrance.
  • Huddle (verb): To crowd together, often for warmth, comfort, or secrecy. It implies a closer, more intimate gathering than "crowd together."
    • The football team huddled to discuss the next play.
Synonyms
  • Cluster: To come together in a small, close group.
  • Congregate: To gather into a crowd or mass.
  • Throng: To crowd or press together in large numbers.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Crowd around: To gather closely around a central point or person.
    • The children crowded around the storyteller.
  • Crowd in: To force one's way into a crowded space; or for thoughts/memories to press upon the mind.
    • Memories of that day crowded in as I looked at the old photograph.
Related Idioms
  • Pack in like sardines: To be crowded together extremely tightly. (This is a more vivid, idiomatic expression for a similar concept.)
    • The commuters were packed in like sardines on the subway car.
crowd together

The children crowd together around the storyteller in the library.

Verb
  1. to gather together in large numbers
    • men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah

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