ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Overcrowd

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Overcrowd is a verb meaning To fill beyond reasonable limits, with people, animals, objects or information.

Meaning

To fill beyond reasonable limits, with people, animals, objects or information.

Example Sentences

The host of business travellers between Bishops Stortford and London would scarcely take kindly to devious routing via the Southbury line; on the other hand, it is not desirable that they should overcrowd the business trains to and from Cambridge.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include overpopulate, overfill, overpeople, overburden, overcram, overflow.

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