Definition of crowd Crowd

/kɹawˈd/ - [krawd] - crowd

We found 43 definitions of crowd from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: crowds

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 the act of crushing
  swarm, drove, horde 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"
  huddle (informal) a quick private conference
  rabble, rout, mob disparaging terms for the common people
  phalanx any of the bones of the fingers or toes
crowd - an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
  crew, gang, bunch
  assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place

Verb

crowds, crowding, crowded  

crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
  crowd together
  foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet create by putting components or members together; "She pieced a quilt"; "He tacked together some verses"; "They set up a committee"
  mass join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"
  overcrowd crowd together too much
  swarm, teem, pullulate, stream, pour be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"
  herd move together, like a herd
  mob, throng, pile, jam, pack press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the auditorium"
crowd - fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"
  occupy, fill live (in a certain place); "She resides in Princeton"; "he occupies two rooms on the top floor"
crowd - cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
  herd
  displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
  overcrowd crowd together too much
crowd - approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
  push
  draw near, near, come near, draw close, approach, come on, go up almost do or experience something; "She came near to screaming with fear"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • crowd (Noun)
    A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.
  • crowd (Noun)
    Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other.
  • crowd (Noun)
    With definite article The so-called lower orders of people; the populace, vulgar.
  • crowd (Noun)
    A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest.
  • crowd (Noun)
    A crwth, an Ancient Celtic plucked string instrument .
  • crowd (Noun)
    A fiddle.
  • crowd (Verb)
    To push, to press, to shove.
  • crowd (Verb)
    To press or drive together; to mass together.
  • crowd (Verb)
    To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity.
  • crowd (Verb)
    To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
  • crowd (Verb)
    To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way .
  • crowd (Verb)
    To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng.
  • crowd (Verb)
    To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room.
  • crowd (Verb)
    To play on a crowd; to fiddle.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • crowd (v. t.)
    To push, to press, to shove.
  • crowd (v. t.)
    To press or drive together; to mass together.
  • crowd (v. t.)
    To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity.
  • crowd (v. t.)
    To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
  • crowd (v. i.)
    To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng.
  • crowd (v. i.)
    To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room.
  • crowd (v. t.)
    A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other.
  • crowd (v. t.)
    A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng.
  • crowd (v. t.)
    The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob.
  • crowd (n.)
    An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow.
  • crowd (v. t.)
    To play on a crowd; to fiddle.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • crowd
    A large number of people united for some specific purpose.
  • crowd
    A crowd of people pressed close together in a small space.
  • crowd
    6-string musical instrument of Welsh or Irish origin and played with a bow.
  • crowd
    A large group of people.
  • crowd
    A large body of individuals, especially persons.
  • crowd
    To cause to herd, drive, or crowd together.
  • crowd
    To fill or occupy in a small space to the point of overflowing.
  • crowd
    To gather together in large numbers.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • crowd
    krowd, n. a number of persons or things closely pressed together, without order: the rabble: multitude.—v.t. to gather into a lump or crowd: to fill by pressing or driving together: to compress.—v.i. to press on: to press together in numbers: to swarm.—p.adj. Crowd′ed.—Crowd sail, to carry a press of sail for speed. [A.S. crúdan, to press.]
  • crowd
    krowd, n. (obs.) an ancient musical instrument of the nature of the violin.—n. Crowd′er (obs.), a fiddler. [W. crwth, a hollow protuberance, a fiddle; Gael., Ir. cruit.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • crowd
    A fiddle: probably from CROOTH, the Welch name for that instrument.

Part of speech

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  • crowd, verb, present, 1st person singular of crowd (infinitive).
  • crowd, verb (infinitive).
  • crowd, noun, singular of crowds.

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