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overcrowd

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o·ver·crowd  (vr-kroud)
v. o·ver·crowd·ed, o·ver·crowd·ing, o·ver·crowds
v.tr.
To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms.
v.intr.
To crowd together excessively.
overcrowd [ˌəʊvəˈkraʊd]
vb
(tr) to fill (a room, vehicle, city, etc.) with more people or things than is desirable
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Verb1.overcrowd - cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria"
surcharge - fill to capacity with people; "The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
crowd, herd - cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
2.overcrowd - crowd together too much
crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"


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