crowd

crowd ¹  (kroud)

n.

1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.

2. The common people; the populace.

3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation: the over-30 crowd.

4. A group of people attending a public function; an audience: The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.

5. A large number of things positioned or considered together.

v. crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds

v.intr.

1. To congregate in a restricted area; throng: The children crowded around the TV.

2. To advance by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.

v.tr.

1. To force by or as if by pressing or shoving: Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. Urban sprawl crowded the farmers out of the valley.

2. To draw or stand near to: The batter crowded the plate.

3. To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.

4. To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.

5. Informal To put pressure on, as to pay a debt.

Idiom:

crowd (on) sail Nautical

To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed.

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[From Middle English crowden, to crowd, press, from Old English crdan, to hasten, press.]

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crowder n.

Synonyms: crowd¹, crush, flock¹, horde, mob, press¹, throng
These nouns denote a large group of people gathered close to one another: a crowd of well-wishers; a crush of autograph seekers; a flock of schoolchildren; a horde of demonstrators; a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts; a press of shoppers; throngs of tourists.

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crowd

Noun

1. a large number of things or people gathered together

2. a particular group of people: we got to know a French crowd from Lyons

3. the crowd the masses

Verb

1. to gather together in large numbers

2. to press together into a confined space

3. to fill or occupy fully

4. Informal to make (someone) uncomfortable by coming too close [Old English crūdan]

crowded adj

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Crowd a number of persons or things closely pressed together, 1567; a company. See also lot.

Examples: crowd of advertisements, 1728; of distinguished men, 1848; of islands; of names, 1868; of people, 1567; of redwing; of rivals, 1712; of sail, 1803; of sins, 1627; of new thoughts, 1855.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place army - a large number of people united for some specific purpose crush, jam, press - a dense crowd of people swarm, drove, horde - a moving crowd huddle - a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women" mob, rabble, rout - a disorderly crowd of people phalanx - any closely ranked crowd of people flock, troop - an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"
	2.	crowd - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" bunch, gang, crew assemblage, gathering - a group of persons together in one place
Verb	1.	crowd - cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom" herd move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" overcrowd - cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria"
	2.	crowd - fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium" fill, occupy - occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
	3.	crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" crowd together mass - join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace" overcrowd - crowd together too much pour, pullulate, swarm, teem, stream - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" herd - move together, like a herd jam, mob, throng, pile, pack - press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
	4.	crowd - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty" push approach, draw near, near, come near, come on, draw close, go up - move towards; "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"

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crowd

noun 1. multitude, mass, assembly, throng, company, press, army, host, pack, mob, flock, herd, swarm, horde, rabble, concourse, bevy

noun 2. group, set, lot, circle, gang, bunch (informal) clique

noun 3. audience, spectators, house, gate, attendance

verb 4. flock, press, push, mass, collect, gather, stream, surge, cluster, muster, huddle, swarm, throng, congregate, foregather

verb 5. squeeze, pack, pile, bundle, cram

verb 6. congest, pack, cram

verb 7. (Informal) jostle, batter, butt, push, elbow, shove >> the crowd the masses, the people, the public, the mob, the rank and file, the populace, the rabble, the proletariat, the hoi polloi, the riffraff, the vulgar herd

Translations

crowd [kraud] n → muchedumbre f;

(SPORT) → público (= common herd); vulgo

vt (= gather) → amontonar (= fill); llenar

vi (= gather) → reunirse (= pile up); amontonarse;

crowds of people → gran cantidad de gente

crowd [kraud] n → foule f

vt → bourrer, remplir

vi → affluer, s'attrouper, s'entasser;

crowds of people → une foule de gens

crowd [kraud] n → (Menschen)menge f

vt (room, stadium) → füllen

vi to crowd round → sich herumdrängen;

crowds of people → Menschenmassen pl;

the/our crowd (of friends) → die/unsere Clique f;

to crowd sb/sth in → jdn/etw hineinstopfen;

to crowd sb/sth into → jdn pferchen/etw stopfen in +acc;

to crowd in → sich hineindrängen

crowd [kraud] n → folla

vt → affollare, stipare

vi → affollarsi;

crowds of people → un sacco di gente

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crowd

n crowd [kraud]

1 a number of persons or things gathered together A crowd of people gathered in the street.skare, menigte, klomp, spul, magdomجُمهور، حَشْد مِن النّاسтълпаzástup, davfolkemængde; opløbdie Menschenmengeπλήθοςmultitud, muchedumbre(rahva)hulkجمعیت؛ گروه بزرگväkijoukkofouleקָהָלभीड़gužvatömegorang banyakfjölmennifolla群衆군중; 다수minia, daugybėpūlis; barsorang ramaimenigteflokk, folkemengdetłummultidãomulţimeтолпаdavmnožicagomilafolksamling, -massa, -hopฝูงชนkalabalık人群，一堆東西натовп, товчіяبهي‍ڑ، هجومđám đông人群，一堆东西

2 a group of friends, usually known to one another John's friends are a nice crowd.groep, gawe klompمَجْموعَـهкомпанияpartaklike; kredsdie Bandeπαρέαgrupo, peñakampگروهporukka(petite) bandeחֲבוָּרהदोस्तों की मंडलीdruštvotársaságkelompokvinahópurcompagnia, combriccola仲間동료들; 패šutvė, draugija[] kompānijakumpulangroepgjeng, flokk, klikkpaczkamaltagaşcăкомпанияpartiadružbadružinasamling, sällskap, gängกลุ่มเพื่อนarkadaş grubu一幫朋友компаніяدوستوں کا گروپnhóm người一帮朋友

v

1 to gather in a large group They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.dring, saamdring, drom saamيَتَجَمْـهَـرтрупам сеshlukovat sestimle sammen; flokkessich drängenσυνωστίζω, συνωστίζομαιagolparse, congregarse, reunirsekobarasse kogunemaجمع شدنkerääntyäs'attrouperלְהִתְקָהֵלजुट जानाokupiti seköré gyűlikberkerumunhópast í kringumaffollarsi, accalcarsi群がる떼지어 모이다susirinkti, spiestispulcēties; drūzmētiesberkumpulzich verdringenflokke(s), trenge seg, stimle sammen, klenge seg inn pågromadzić się, tłoczyć sięjuntar-sea se înghe­sui, a se îmbulziтолпитьсяzhŕknuť sagnesti seokupitisamlas, skockasชุมนุมtoplanmak, birikmek聚集товпитися; юрмитисяایک جگ‍ہ اک‍ٹ‍ھ‍ا هوناtụ tập đông đúc聚集

2 to fill too full by coming together in Sightseers crowded the building.saamdromيَحْتَشِد، يَمْـلأпрепълнямnamačkat sefylde; overfylde(über-)füllenσυνωστίζομαιabarrotar, atestar, hasta los topes llenartäis kiilumaازدحام کردن؛ چپیدنtäyttää, tupata täyteens'entasser (dans)לְמָלֵא בְהָמוֹנִיםभरना, भर देनाnapučiti, napunitibegyűlikmemenuhiyfirfyllaaffollareぎっしり詰める꽉 들어차다užplūsti, sausakimšai pripildytipārpildīt; pieblīvētberkumpuloverstromenoverfylle, tette igjen, overlessewypełniaćenchera înţesaпереполнятьnatlačiť sa (do)do kraja napolnitinagomilatifylla till trängsel, överhopaเบียดเสียดdoldurmak, doluşmak擠滿напхом найти; ущерть набитисяزياده تعداد مي‍ں جمع هوناchen chúc挤满

adj ˈcrowded

having or containing a lot of people or things crowded buses.propvolمُزْدَحِـمпретъпканpřecpanýoverfyldt; stuvende fuldüberfülltυπερπλήρηςabarrotado, atestado, concurridotungil täisپر جمعیت؛ شلوغtäpötäysibondéהוֹמֶה אָדַםभीड़ वालाprepunzsúfoltpenuhyfirfulluraffollato込みあった대만원인; 붐비는sausakimšas, tankiai gyvenamas, prigrūstaspārpildīts; pieblīvētspenuh berasakvolstappfull, proppet, overlessetzatłoczonyapinhadoaglo­me­ratпереполненныйpreplnený, nabitýnabitpretrpanfull[], överfylldแออัดkalabalık, tıklım tıklım dolu擁擠的переповненийپرهجوم، بهي‍ڑ بهاڑquá đông người拥挤的