swarm

swarm ¹  (swôrm)

n.

1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.

2. A group of bees with a queen bee in migration to establish a new colony. See Synonyms at flock¹.

3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass: A swarm of friends congratulated him.

4. A number of similar geologic phenomena or features occurring closely within a given period or place: a swarm of earthquakes.

v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarms

v.intr.

1.

a. To move or emerge in a swarm.

b. To leave a hive as a swarm. Used of bees.

2. To move or gather in large numbers.

3. To be overrun; teem: a riverbank swarming with insects. See Synonyms at teem¹.

v.tr.

To fill with a crowd: sailors swarming the ship's deck.

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[Middle English, group of bees, from Old English swearm.]

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swarmer n.

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swarm ²  (swôrm)

v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarms

v.intr.

To climb by gripping with the arms and legs.

v.tr.

To climb (something) in this manner.

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[Origin unknown.]

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swarm¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a group of social insects, esp bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a large mass of small animals, esp insects

3. a throng or mass, esp when moving or in turmoil

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) (of small animals, esp bees) to move in or form a swarm

2. (intr) to congregate, move about or proceed in large numbers

3. (when intr, often foll by with) to overrun or be overrun (with) the house swarmed with rats

4. (tr) to cause to swarm

[Old English swearm; related to Old Norse svarmr uproar, Old High German swaram swarm]

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swarm²

vb

(when intr, usually foll by up) to climb (a ladder, etc.) by gripping with the hands and feet the boys swarmed up the rigging

[of unknown origin]

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Swarm a large number of small animals or insects, usually in motion; throngs of people or things, sometimes of an irritating or annoying nature.

Examples: swarm of adders, 1569; of fair advantages, 1596; of the Anti-Christ, 1549; of ants; of bees, 1300; of bishops, 1553; of their demands, 1785; of dust, 1890; of eels; of fireflies, 1842; of flies, 1560; of folk, 1423; of footmen, 1542; of fowl, 1600; of fry, 1780; of gnats—Brewer; of heretics, 1581; of hornets; of horsemen, 1542; of insects; of locusts, 1684; of meteorites; of ministers of Christ, 1685; of sins, 1582; of tiger, 1600; of vessels, 1698; of wasps.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	swarm - a moving crowd                       drove, horde crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
	2.	swarm - a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores" cloud group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit insect - small air-breathing arthropod infestation, plague - a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers"
Verb	1.	swarm - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries" pullulate, teem seethe, hum, buzz - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity" crawl - be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots"
	2.	swarm - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" pour, pullulate, teem, stream crowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah" spill out, spill over, pour out - be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets"

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swarm

noun

multitude, crowd, mass, army, host, drove, flock, herd, horde, myriad, throng, shoal, concourse, bevy A swarm of people encircled the hotel.

verb

1. crowd, flock, throng, mass, stream, congregate People swarmed to the shops, buying up everything in sight.

2. teem, crawl, be alive, abound, bristle, be overrun, be infested Within minutes the area was swarming with officers.

Translations

swarm¹ [swɔːm]

A. N [of bees, mosquitoes] → enjambre m; [of people] → multitud f
there were swarms of people → había(una)multitud de gente
they came in swarms → vinieron en tropel

B. VI [bees] → enjambrar
Stratford is swarming with tourists → Stratford está plagado de turistas
journalists swarmed around her → los periodistas se arremolinaban alrededor de ella
children swarmed all over the car → había niños pululando alrededor del coche

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swarm² [swɔːm] VI to swarm up a tree/rope → trepar rápidamente por un árbol/una cuerda

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swarm [ˈswɔː^rm]

n

[bees, locusts] → essaim m

[people] → nuée f

vi

[bees, locusts] → se regrouper en masse

[people] → fourmiller, grouiller
They swarmed across the bridge
BUT Ils ont déferlé de l'autre côté du pont.
to be swarming with people → grouiller de monde
The White House was swarming with security men → La Maison Blanche grouillait d'agents de sécurité.

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swarm

n (of insects, birds) → Schwarm m; (of people also) → Schar f; the sightseeers came in swarms → die Touristen kamen scharenweise or in Scharen

vi (bees, flies, people) → schwärmen; the place was swarming with insects/people → es wimmelte von Insekten/Leuten; the main street was swarming (with people) (inf) → auf der Hauptstraße herrschte Hochbetrieb (inf); tourists were swarming everywhere → es wimmelte überall von Touristen; children swarmed all round the car → Kinder schwärmten um das Auto herum

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swarm¹ [swɔːm]

1. n (of bees, flying insects) → sciame m; (of crawling insects) → schiera, esercito (fig) (of tourists) → sciame m, frotta, stuolo
swarm of ants → formicaio
in swarms (fig) → a frotte

2. vi (bees) → sciamare
to swarm about (crawling insects, people) → brulicare
to swarm in/out → entrare/uscire a frotte
to swarm with (people, insects) → brulicare di

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swarm¹ [swɔːm]

1. n (of bees, flying insects) → sciame m; (of crawling insects) → schiera, esercito (fig) (of tourists) → sciame m, frotta, stuolo
swarm of ants → formicaio
in swarms (fig) → a frotte

2. vi (bees) → sciamare
to swarm about (crawling insects, people) → brulicare
to swarm in/out → entrare/uscire a frotte
to swarm with (people, insects) → brulicare di

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swarm² [swɔːm] vi to swarm up a tree/rope → arrampicarsi su un albero/su per una corda

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swarm² [swɔːm] vi to swarm up a tree/rope → arrampicarsi su un albero/su per una corda

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swarm

n swarm [swoːm]

1 a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together a swarm of ants. swerm سِرْب، عَدَد كَبير рояк roj sværm; flok der Schwarm σμήνος (abejas) enjambre, hervidero, hormiguero parv خيل حشرات parvi essaim לַהֲקָה झुण्ड दल roj, jato raj kelompok serangga (skordÿra)sveimur, urmull, mor, ger sciame, nugolo 群れ (곤충 등의) 많은 무리, 떼 būrys, spiečius spiets; pūznis kawan zwerm sverm rój, mrowie enxame roi рой; стая roj roj roj svärm ฝูงแมลง ... kümesi (移動中的)一群(昆蟲) рій; зграя کیڑوں کا جھنڈ đàn, đám, bầy （移动中的）一群（昆虫）

2 (often in plural) a great number or crowd swarms of people. menigte حَشْدٌ مِن، عَدَد كَبير مِن множество spousta, dav sværm der Schwarm μιλιούνια, πλήθη (πληθ.) enjambre, multitud, miríada, hervidero, hormiguero kari گروهي lauma essaim, troupe נְחִיל भीड़-भाड़ gomila, mnoštvo tömeg orang banyak mergð, skari frotta, moltitudine 大勢 많은 군중 minios bars; pūlis kumpulan besar zwerm vrimmel, mylder mnóstwo multidão ceată, trupă толпы hŕba, dav truma gomila myller, vimmel, skara กลุ่มคนหรือสัตว์จำนวนมากมาย sürü, yığın 一大群 маса, купа لوگوں کا مجمع đám đông, số đông 一大群

v

1 (of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm. swerm سِرْب من النَّحْل роя се rojit se sværme schwärmen ακολουθώ τη βασίλισσα σε μαζική μετακίνηση (για μέλισσα) enjambrar peret heitma گروهي وارد شدن parveilla essaimer לִנהוֹר झुण्ड बनाकर छत्ता छोड़ देना rojiti se rajzik berkelompok fljúga í hóp, sverma sciamare 巣別れする (벌이) 무리로 여왕벌을 따르다 spiestis spietot sekawan zwerm sverme roić się acompanhar a rainha a roi роиться rojiť sa rojiti vrveti svärma รวมเป็นฝูง oğul vermek 傾巢出動 роїтися شہد کی مکھیوں کا رانی مکھی کا پیچھا کرنا di chuyển thành đàn, thành bầy 倾巢出动

2 to move in great numbers The children swarmed out of the school. stroom يَتَدَفَّق بأعْدادٍ كَبيرَه тълпя се vyrojit se myldre schwärmen κινούμαι μαζικά aglomerarse, apiñarse, pulular voogama, paiskuma دستجمعي مهاجرت كردن virrata aller en masse לִנהוֹר לְהִתקַהֵל घूमना kretati se u gomili kirajzik berbondong-bondong flykkjast, hópast affollarsi, accalcarsi 群がる 무리를 지어 이동하다 plūsti, pasipilti drūzmēties; pūlī doties berduyun-duyun zwermen vrimle, myldre roić się pulular a forfoti валить толпой vyrojiť sa valiti se vrveti svärma, strömma เคลื่อนไปเป็นกลุ่ม akın etmek, akın akın gitmek 蜂擁而出 товпитися; юрмитися کثیر تعداد میں جمع ہونا đi thành đám đông, đàn 蜂拥而出

3 to be full of moving crowds The Tower of London was swarming with tourists. wemel مَليء بِ، يَعِجُّ بِ гъмжа být plný vrimle; myldre wimmeln κατακλύζομαι από πλήθη plagar, bullir, hormiguear, pulular kubisema ازدحام كردن kuhista fourmiller de לִהיוֹת מָלֵא उमड़ना, भारी संख्या में आना vrvjeti hemzseg penuh orang mora, vera fullur af brulicare, pullulare いっぱいである 무리로 분비다 knibždėti mudžēt penuh krioelem kry, vrimle roić się estar apinhado a fi plin de кишеть byť plný mrgoleti vrveti myllra, vimla เต็มไปด้วยผู้คน dolup taşmak 擠滿 кишіти جم غفیر ہونا đầy nhung nhúc 挤满