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   Crowd

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   noun

   • 1. a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way: "a huge crowd gathered in the street outside" Similar thronghordemobrabblelarge numbermassmultitudehostarmyherdflockdroveswarmseastreamtroupepackpresscrushfloodcollectioncompanygatheringassemblyassemblagearraycongregationconventionconcourseinformal:gaggleshowerarchaic:rout
   • ▪ an audience: "a crowd of 500 filled the synagogue" Similar audiencespectatorswatcherslistenersviewersonlookerspatronshousegallerystallsturnoutattendancegatecongregationinformal:punters
   • ▪ a group of people who are linked by a common interest or activity: "I've broken away from that whole junkie crowd" Similar setgroupbandcirclecompanyfraternitycliquecoteriecampleaguefactioninformal:lotgangbunchpackcrewpossetriberare:sodalityconfraternity
   • ▪ the mass or multitude of people, especially those considered to be drearily ordinary or anonymous: "you have to set yourself apart from the crowd" Similar majoritymultitudecommon peoplepopulacegeneral publicmobmassesriffraffproletariatrank and filethe commonalitythe hoi polloithe canaillethe great unwashedinformal:the prolesthe plebs
   • ▪ a large number of things regarded collectively: "the crowd of tall buildings"

   verb

   • 1. (of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement: "the dance floor was crowded with revelers" Similar throngpackjamcramfilloverfillcongestpervadeoccupy all of
   • ▪ (of a number of people) move into (a space, especially one that seems too small): "they crowded into the cockpit" Similar surgepush one's wayshovepushthrust forwardjostleelbowelbow one's wayshouldernudgebulldozesqueezepilepackjamcram
   • ▪ (of a group of people) form a tightly packed mass around (someone or something): "photographers crowded around him" Similar clustergatherflockswarmthronghuddleassembleconcentratecongregatecome togethercollectamassaccumulaterare:foregather
   • 2. move too close to (someone): "don't crowd her, she needs air"
   • ▪ (of a batter) stand very close to (the plate) when batting.
   • ▪ overwhelm and preoccupy (someone): "as demands crowd in on you it becomes difficult to keep things in perspective"
   • 3. exclude someone or something by taking their place: "grass invading the canyon has crowded out native plants"

   Word Origin Old Englishcrūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th century) to the noun.

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   What is a large crowd?

   • 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.

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   What is a crowd of clowns?

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   • to place under pressure or stress by constant solicitation: to crowd a debtor for payment; to crowd someone with embarrassing questions. The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. This Word Of The Day Quiz Is Unputdownable!

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