to crowd
175
1.6
- verb
- /kraʊd/
:
llenar
- Filippo, we'll be crowded this evening.
- crowd the streets
- crowd together
- crowd around
And rather than smash in and crowd, they will then grow up.
- And rather than smash in and crowd, they will then grow up.
Examples
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Please don't crowd people.
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As water levels in rivers fall, hippos crowd into smaller and smaller areas.
Academic text (2011) -
Kinda crowd around over here, and I'll show you what we're looking at.
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Then the circle broke up and everyone crowded around to get a closer look.
Academic text (1990) -
You get in there but you don't let him crowd you.
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Will you stop crowding me?
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On four occasions, villagers, tourists, and outsiders crowd to watch the performance of the dance.
Academic text (1993) -
Street corners in African American neighborhoods are crowded with rib joints, chicken takeout stands, and fish markets.
Academic text (1999) -
As the concert started, fans began to crowd toward the stage to get a better view.
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When the sale began, shoppers quickly crowded into the store to find the best deals.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Bring people, things, or information together in one place
89
3.2
To move to a place in large numbers and make it busy
74
2.0
To move together in large numbers
74
3.5
People come to an event in large numbers
70
1.9
Come together in a group near someone or something
41
3.5
To come together in a small group or make people do the same
34
4.8
To come together in a large group
30
1.2
To gather things or people into a group
8
3.3
To gather closely into a tight group
7
4.4
To come together into a small, close group
7
6.4
To gather closely in large numbers in a place
5
3.1
To move or bring close together to form a small group
3
5.5
To crowd around someone or something closely and quickly
2
3.0
To stand or move closely in a group
1
4.5
Fill a place or container until there is no room left
1
4.8
To move close together around a person or thing leaving little space
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- Specialized
To set all sails to catch as much wind as possible to make the boat go faster
Compounds
- Offensive
1
9.3
People who travel into a city from outside to go out for fun
- Offensive
A group of people who like popular trends and seem ordinary or not original
- Offensive
A group of young people who work in the city and act like they are better than others
How Crowded
Surface Forms
Etymology
Crowd comes from an old verb that meant 'press together'. So to crowd someone or something is to push or gather them tightly into one space.