Crowd
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹaʊ̯d/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Crowd is a verb meaning (intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing.
Meaning
(intransitive) To press forward; to advance by pushing.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To press together or collect in numbers.
- (transitive) To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.
- (transitive) To fill by pressing or thronging together
- (transitive, often used with "out of" or "off") To push, to press, to shove.
- (nautical) To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way.
- (nautical, of a square-rigged ship, transitive) To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster.
- (transitive) To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
Example Sentences
The man crowded into the packed room.
They tried to crowd her off the sidewalk.
He tried to crowd too many cows into the cow-pen.
They crowded through the archway and into the park.
Word Forms
- crowds
- crowding
- crowded
Synonyms for crowd
Depending on context, synonyms include becrowd, aggregation, cluster, group, mass, audience.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include push, gang, crew, bunch, herd, crowdedness.
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