crowd
Noun:
- A large group of people gathered together in a public place: "crowd" refers to a multitude of people assembled, often in a confined space.
- A particular social group or set of friends: Informally, "crowd" can mean a group of people one associates with.
Verb:
- To fill a space so that it is very full: To cause a place to be packed or occupied by a large number of people or things.
- To gather together in large numbers in a limited space: To move into or occupy a space densely.
- To move or press closely around someone or something: To surround or throng.
Noun:
- A huge crowd gathered in the town square for the concert.
- He prefers a quiet cafe, not one filled with a noisy crowd.
- She's started hanging out with a different crowd since she changed schools.
Verb:
- Fans crowded the gates, hoping to see the band.
- People crowded into the small room to hear the announcement.
- Please don't crowd me; I need some space.
"To crowd someone/something out": To force someone or something out of a place or situation because of a lack of space or intense competition.
- The invasive weeds are crowding out the native plants in the garden.
- Cheap imports crowded the local manufacturers out of the market.
"To crowd the plate" (Baseball): For a batter to stand very close to home plate.
- The batter crowds the plate, making it difficult for the pitcher to throw inside.
"To crowd on sail" (Archaic/Nautical): To hoist as much sail as possible to increase speed.
- The captain ordered the crew to crowd on sail to escape the pursuing ship.
Crowded (adj): Full of people or things, leaving little space.
- The subway was extremely crowded during rush hour.
Crowding (n): The condition of being crowded.
- The crowding in the hallway made it difficult to move.
- Noun: Throng, multitude, mass, swarm, horde, mob.
- Verb: Throng, swarm, pack, cram, herd, press.
Crowd around: To gather closely in a circle around someone or something.
- The children crowded around the teacher to see the picture book.
Crowd in (on):
- To move into a space, making it feel enclosed or oppressive.
- Memories of the accident crowded in on her.
- To occur in quick succession.
- Appointments crowded in on him all afternoon.
Follow the crowd / Go with the crowd: To do what everyone else is doing; to conform.
- He never has an original opinion; he just follows the crowd.
Pass in a crowd: To be ordinary or unremarkable; to not stand out.
- His face is plain enough to pass in a crowd.
Two's company, three's a crowd: Said when two people (often a couple) would prefer to be alone without a third person.
- I think I'll leave you two to talk. Two's company, three's a crowd.
- an informal body of friends
- he still hangs out with the same crowd
- a large number of things or people considered together
- a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers
- approach a certain age or speed
- She is pushing fifty
- to gather together in large numbers
- men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah
- fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
- The students crowded the auditorium
- cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
- We herded the children into a spare classroom