| 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. Idiom: 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. crowd (on) sail Nautical To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed. [From Middle English crowden, to crowd, press, from Old English cr  dan, to hasten, press.]crowd  er 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. |
crowd 2 (kroud, kr d)n. 1. An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked. Also called crwth. 2. Chiefly British A fiddle. [Middle English croud, from Middle Welsh crwth.] |
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
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 huddle - a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women" phalanx - any closely ranked crowd of people |
| 2. | crowd - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd" 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" 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" | |
| 3. | crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" 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 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" |
crowd
noun 1. multitude, mass, assembly, throng, company, press, army, host, pack, mob, flock, herd, swarm, horde, rabble, concourse, bevy
Translations
crowd [kraud] n → (Menschen)menge f
vt (room, stadium) → füllen
vi to crowd round → sich herumdrängen;
crowds of people → Menschenmassen pl;
to crowd sb/sth in → jdn/etw hineinstopfen;
to crowd in → sich hineindrängen
n crowd [kraud]
1 a number of persons or things gathered together A crowd of people gathered in the street. skare, menigte, klomp, spul, magdom جُمهور، حَشْد مِن النّاس тълпа zástup, dav folkemængde; opløb die Menschenmenge πλήθος multitud, muchedumbre (rahva)hulk جمعیت؛ گروه بزرگ väkijoukko foule קָהָל भीड़ gužva tömeg orang banyak fjölmenni folla 群衆 군중; 다수 minia, daugybė pūlis; bars orang ramai menigte flokk, folkemengde tłum multidão mulţime толпа dav množica gomila folksamling, -massa, -hop ฝูงชน kalabalık 人群，一堆東西 натовп, товчія بهيڑ، هجوم đám 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 klomp مَجْموعَـه компания parta klike; kreds die Bande παρέα grupo, peña kamp گروه porukka (petite) bande חֲבוָּרה दोस्तों की मंडली društvo társaság kelompok vinahópur compagnia, combriccola 仲間 동료들; 패 šutvė, draugija [] kompānija kumpulan groep gjeng, flokk, klikk paczka malta gaşcă компания partia družba družina samling, sällskap, gäng กลุ่มเพื่อน arkadaş grubu 一幫朋友 компанія دوستوں کا گروپ nhóm người 一帮朋友
v
1 to gather in a large group They crowded round the injured motorcyclist. dring, saamdring, drom saam يَتَجَمْـهَـر трупам се shlukovat se stimle sammen; flokkes sich drängen συνωστίζω, συνωστίζομαι agolparse, congregarse, reunirse kobarasse kogunema جمع شدن kerääntyä s'attrouper לְהִתְקָהֵל जुट जाना okupiti se köré gyűlik berkerumun hópast í kringum affollarsi, accalcarsi 群がる 떼지어 모이다 susirinkti, spiestis pulcēties; drūzmēties berkumpul zich verdringen flokke(s), trenge seg, stimle sammen, klenge seg inn på gromadzić się, tłoczyć się juntar-se a se înghesui, a se îmbulzi толпиться zhŕknuť sa gnesti se okupiti samlas, skockas ชุมนุม toplanmak, birikmek 聚集 товпитися; юрмитися ایک جگہ اکٹھا هونا tụ tập đông đúc 聚集
2 to fill too full by coming together in Sightseers crowded the building. saamdrom يَحْتَشِد، يَمْـلأ препълням namačkat se fylde; overfylde (über-)füllen συνωστίζομαι abarrotar, atestar, llenar hasta los topes täis kiiluma ازدحام کردن؛ چپیدن täyttää, tupata täyteen s'entasser (dans) לְמָלֵא בְהָמוֹנִים भरना, भर देना napučiti, napuniti begyűlik memenuhi yfirfylla affollare ぎっしり詰める 꽉 들어차다 užplūsti, sausakimšai pripildyti pārpildīt; pieblīvēt berkumpul overstromen overfylle, tette igjen, overlesse wypełniać encher a înţesa переполнять natlačiť sa (do) do kraja napolniti nagomilati fylla till trängsel, överhopa เบียดเสียด doldurmak, doluşmak 擠滿 напхом найти; ущерть набитися زياده تعداد ميں جمع هونا chen chúc 挤满
adj crowded
having or containing a lot of people or things crowded buses. propvol مُزْدَحِـم претъпкан přecpaný overfyldt; stuvende fuld überfüllt υπερπλήρης abarrotado, atestado, concurrido tungil täis پر جمعیت؛ شلوغ täpötäysi bondé הוֹמֶה אָדַם भीड़ वाला prepun zsúfolt penuh yfirfullur affollato 込みあった 대만원인; 붐비는 sausakimšas, tankiai gyvenamas, prigrūstas pārpildīts; pieblīvēts penuh berasak vol stappfull, proppet, overlesset zatłoczony apinhado aglomerat переполненный preplnený, nabitý nabit pretrpan full[], överfylld แออัด kalabalık, tıklım tıklım dolu 擁擠的 переповнений پرهجوم، بهيڑ بهاڑ quá đông người 拥挤的
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