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(kroud) 
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v., crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds. v.intr.
crowd2 (kroud, krūd)
n.
n.
- A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
- The common people; the populace.
- A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation: the over-30 crowd.
- A group of people attending a public function; an audience: The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.
- A large number of things positioned or considered together.
v., crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds. v.intr.
- To congregate in a restricted area; throng: The children crowded around the TV.
- To advance by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.
- To force by or as if by pressing or shoving: Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. Urban sprawl crowded the farmers out of the valley.
- To draw or stand near to: The batter crowded the plate.
- To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.
- To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.
- Informal. To put pressure on, as to pay a debt.
crowd (on) sail Nautical.
- To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed.
[From Middle English crowden, to crowd, press, from Old English crūdan, to hasten, press.]
crowder crowd'er n.SYNONYMS crowd, crush, flock, horde, mob, press, throng. These nouns denote a large group of people gathered close to one another: a crowd of well-wishers; a crush of autograph seekers; a flock of schoolchildren; a horde of demonstrators; a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts; a press of shoppers; throngs of tourists.
crowd2 (kroud, krūd)
n.
- An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked. Also called crwth.
- Chiefly British. A fiddle.
[Middle English croud, from Middle Welsh crwth.]
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group of exchange members with a defined area of function tending to congregate around a trading post pending execution of orders. These are specialists, floor traders, odd-lot dealers, and other brokers as well as smaller groups with specialized functions—the inactive bond crowd, for example.
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noun
- An enormous number of persons gathered together: crush, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, multitude, press, ruck, swarm, throng. See big/small/amount, group.
- The common people: common (used in plural), commonality, commonalty, commoner (used in plural), hoi polloi, mass (used in plural), mob, pleb (used in plural), plebeian (used in plural), populace, public, ruck, third estate. See over/under.
- A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement: circle, group, set. See group.
- A particular social group: circle, clique, coterie, set. Informal bunch, gang. See group.
- A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, gathering, group, meeting, muster, troop. Informal get-together. See collect/distribute.
- A very large number of things grouped together: army, cloud, drove, flock, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, ruck, score (used in plural), swarm, throng. See big/small/amount, group.
verb
- To congregate, as around a person: flock, mob, press, throng. See collect/distribute, tighten/loosen.
- To act on with a steady pushing force: crush, press. See push/pull.
- To fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly: cram, jam, load, mob, pack, stuff. Informal jam-pack. See full/empty/capacity, tighten/loosen.
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n
Definition: assembly
Antonyms: dispersal, scattering
v
Definition: cram, press into area
Antonyms: abandon, leave, retreat
A relatively unstructured mass of people who group together in a given area in a more or less spontaneous way, for a short time, in response to an attraction, such as a sports event.
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IN BRIEF: A large number of people or things together in a place. Also: to push into a small place.
Follow the crowd and you will never be followed by a crowd.
— Hannah Whitall Smith (1833-1911).
Tutor's tip: The "crowd" (a group of people with something in common) "crowed" (make a triumphant sound) over their unexpected victory.
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sign description: Both A hands meet and twist together accompanied by the shoulders crunching up.
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Dreaming about being in a crowd can mean many different things. We may have had anxieties about being in crowds as a child, so crowds could simply represent anxiety. We can feel good about being part of the crowd, or unhappy about being part of the herd; we may feel "lost in the crowd" and want to "stand out from the crowd." If people are looking at the dreamer, one could be anxious about public opinion.
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Panic state developed by chickens, adult birds, sheep in response to perceived attack; group piles up in a corner and many die of suffocation; in horses takes the form of squeezing an attendant against another horse or a stable wall, a common vice in horses which are permanently stabled.
- c. stress — constant low level stress due to insufficient accommodation space per animal.
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categories related to 'crowd'
- Stringed Instruments - crowd: crwth
- Mood and Intent - crowd: press forward; advance by pushing
- Attacks - crowd: (vb) close in on or press against
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For other uses, see Crowd (disambiguation).
This article refers to the general phenomenon of crowds. For the psychological and sociological term referring to adolescent peer groups, see Crowds (adolescence).
A crowd is a large and definable group of people, while "the crowd" is referred to as the so-called lower orders of people in general (the mob). A crowd may be definable through a common purpose or set of emotions, such as at a political rally, at a sports event, or during looting (this is known as a psychological crowd), or simply be made up of many people going about their business in a busy area (e.g. shopping). Everybody in the context of general public or the common people is normally referred to as the masses.
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Terminology
The term crowd is often defined in contrast to other group nouns for collections of humans or animals: aggregation, audience, group, mass, mob, populous, public, rabble and throng. For example in "Public Opinion"[1] Vincent Price compares masses and crowds:
Crowds are defined by their shared emotional experiences, but masses are defined by their interpersonal isolation.
In human sociology, the term "mobbed" simply means "extremely crowded", as in a busy mall or shop. In animal behaviour mobbing is a technique where many individuals of one species "gang up" on a larger individual of another species to drive them away. Mobbing behaviour is often seen in birds.
Social aspects of crowds
Social aspects are concerned with the formation, management and control of crowds, both from the point of view of individuals and groups. Often crowd control is designed to persuade a crowd to align with a particular view (e.g., political rallies), or to contain groups to prevent damage or mob behaviour. Politically organised crowd control is usually conducted by law enforcement but on some occasions military forces are used for particularly large or dangerous crowds.
Psychological aspects of crowds
Psychological aspects are concerned with the psychology of the crowd as a group and the psychology of those who allow their will and emotions to be informed by the crowd (both discussed more comprehensively under crowd psychology), and other individual responses to crowds, such as claustrophobia, agoraphobia and social anxiety. At a general level, crowd psychology is concerned with the behaviour and thought processes of individual crowd members and the crowd as a whole. Given the prevalence of crowd events, and the potential safety issues associated with such large gatherings of people, the topic is receiving increasing attention from agencies responsible for crowd management and also from governments.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Public Opinion By Carroll J. Glynn, Susan Herbst, Garrett J. O'Keefe, Robert Y. Shapiro
- ^ Challenger, R., Clegg, C. W., & Robinson, M. A. (2009). Understanding crowd behaviours. Multi-volume report for the UK Government’s Cabinet Office. London: Cabinet Office. http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/resource-library/understanding-crowd-behaviours-documents
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Crowd
Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - folkemængde, opløb, tilskuerskare, klike, flok, den brede befolkning, mængde
v. intr. - stimle sammen, skubbe sig igennem
v. tr. - drive sammen, fylde til overflod, mase sig ind på, chikanere, sammentrænge
idioms:
- crowd in trænge sig på
- crowd out lukke ude, skubbe til side
- crowd pleaser folkelig kunstner
- crowd puller trækplaster
2.
n. - keltisk strengeinstrument
Nederlands (Dutch)
menigte, publiek, team, de massa, grote hoeveelheid, Keltisch snaarinstrument, acteurs die een mensenmenigte nabootsen, samendrommen, binnendringen, proppen, vol zijn (b.v. met mensen), agressief naderen, helemaal vullen, onder druk zetten, aanmoedigen, alle zeilen bijzetten, drom, kring
Français (French)
1.
n. - (gén) foule, (Sport) spectateurs, bande
v. intr. - s'entasser dans, se presser en foule par (porte, portillon), (fig) se presser dans (esprit, mémoire)
v. tr. - serrer, entasser, remplir, bourrer, (Sport) tasser (un concurrent), (US) importuner (un débiteur)
idioms:
- crowd in s'entasser, (fig) oppresser qn, (fig) assaillir qn (mémoire), entasser (gens, animaux), accumuler (mots, lignes), encercler qn
- crowd out évincer
- crowd pleaser attirer la foule, attraction
- crowd puller vedette (personne), (tenir) la vedette, grosse attraction
2.
n. - (Mus) ancien instrument à cordes celtique
Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Menschenmenge, Zuschauermenge, Haufen
v. - drängen, vollstopfen
idioms:
- crowd in sich hineindrängen
- crowd out herausdrängen
- crowd pleaser Publikumsliebling
- crowd puller Attraktion
2.
n. - Crwth, Crewth (altkeltisches Saiteninstrument)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πλήθος, κοσμοπλημμύρα
v. - συνωθώ/-ούμαι, στοιβάζω/-ομαι, στριμώχνω/-ομαι, (καθομ.) πιέζω, ζορίζω
idioms:
- crowd in στριμώχνω, συνωθούμαι
- crowd out παραγκωνίζω
- crowd pleaser άτομο ή αντικείμενο με ευρεία λαϊκή αποδοχή
- crowd puller πρόσωπο, αντικείμενο ή γεγονός που προσελκύει μεγάλο πλήθος
Italiano (Italian)
folla, cerchia, pubblico, concorso
idioms:
- crowd in affollarsi
- crowd out lasciar fuori
- crowd pleaser populista, demagogo
- crowd puller attrazione di grande richiamo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - multidão (f), ajuntamento (m), companhia (f) (familiar)
v. - aglomerar, empurrar, forçar as velas (Náut.)
idioms:
- crowd in incluir pela força dos números
- crowd out excluir pela força dos números
- crowd pleaser pessoa (f) que atrai grande público
- crowd puller peça (f) que atrai grande público
Русский (Russian)
толпа, компания, публика, толпиться, скапливаться
idioms:
- crowd in нахлынуть
- crowd out вытеснить
- crowd pleaser любимец публики
- crowd puller любимец публики, популярный
Español (Spanish)
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n. - multitud, muchedumbre, pandilla, grupo, aglomeración, público, reunión
v. intr. - aglomerarse, reunirse
v. tr. - aglomerar, reunir
idioms:
- crowd in entrar en tropel, invadir
- crowd out salir en tropel, hacer salir, excluir
- crowd pleaser que complace al público
- crowd puller gran atracción, orador muy popular
2.
n. - multitud, muchedumbre, pandilla, grupo, aglomeración, público, reunión, antiguo instrumento de cuerdas de origen celta
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - folkmassa, trängsel, gäng (vard.), hel mängd
v. - trängas, tränga sig, strömma till i skaror, packa/proppa full, överlasta, ansätta
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 人群, 一堆, 许多, 一伙, 一帮, 大众, 挤, 拥挤, 聚集, 挤满, 催促, 将...塞进, 催逼
idioms:
- crowd in 向前挤
- crowd out 押出, 挤出, 挤掉
- crowd pleaser 吸引人的事物, 吸引人的人
- crowd puller 吸引人的事物, 吸引人的人
2. 克鲁斯琴, 小提琴, 小提琴家
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 克魯斯琴, 小提琴, 小提琴家
2.
n. - 人群, 一堆, 許多, 一伙, 一幫, 大眾
v. intr. - 擠, 擁擠, 聚集
v. tr. - 擠滿, 催促, 將...塞進, 催逼
idioms:
- crowd in 向前擠
- crowd out 押出, 擠出, 擠掉
- crowd pleaser 吸引人的事物, 吸引人的人
- crowd puller 吸引人的事物, 吸引人的人
한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 군중, 대중, 패거리
v. intr. - 떼지어 모이다, 밀어닥치다
v. tr. - 빽빽이 들어차다, 강요하다
idioms:
- crowd in 쇄도하다
- crowd out 밀어 젖히다
2.
n. - 바이올린 비슷한 고대 켈트인의 현악기
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 群衆, 人込み, 大衆, 民衆, たくさんの物, グループ, 仲間, 群集
v. - 群がる, 押し寄せる, 押し込む
idioms:
- crowd in 群がる, 殺到する
- crowd out 締め出す, 押し出す
- crowd pleaser エンターテイナー
- crowd puller 呼び物
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حشد, تجمع, جمهور, زحام (فعل) احتشد, تجمع
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קהל, ערימה, חבורה, מספר (דברים) גדול
v. intr. - הצטופף, מילא, נגש, התקהל, פילס לעצמו דרך
v. tr. - לחץ על, דחס, מילא, נגש, הקהיל, פילס לעצמו דרך
n. - כלי-מיתרים קלטי עתיק
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