Definition of huddle Huddle

/hʌˈdʌl/ - [hudul] - hud•dle

We found 16 definitions of huddle from 5 different sources.

What does huddle mean?

Noun Plural: huddles
huddle - (informal) a quick private conference
		powwow
		group discussion, conference a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
		colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
huddle - a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"
		crowd a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
Verb huddles, huddling, huddled
huddle - crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"
		huddle together
		cluster, flock, constellate, clump come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"
		cower
		crouch, bow, stoop, bend bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

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huddle (Noun)
A dense and disorderly crowd.
huddle (Noun)
A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
huddle (Verb)
To crowd together as when distressed or in fear.
huddle (Verb)
To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb.
huddle (Verb)
To get together and discuss.
huddle (Verb)
To form a huddle.

huddle (v. i.)
To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd.
huddle (v. t.)
To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system.
huddle (v. t.)
To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle together.
huddle (n.)
A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion.

huddle
hud′l, v.i. to put up things confusedly: to hurry in disorder: to crowd.—v.t. to throw or crowd together in confusion: to put on hastily.—n. a crowd: tumult: confusion. [M. E. hodren; prob. a freq. of M. E. huden, to hide.]

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huddle in sign language