crowd

(kroud)
n.

1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
2. The common people; the populace.
3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation: the over-30 crowd.
4. A group of people attending a public function; an audience: The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.
5. A large number of things positioned or considered together.

v., crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds.

v.intr.

1. To congregate in a restricted area; throng: The children crowded around the TV.
2. To advance by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.

v.tr.

1. 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.
2. To draw or stand near to: The batter crowded the plate.
3. To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.
4. To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.
5. Informal. To put pressure on, as to pay a debt.

idiom:

crowd (on) sail Nautical.

1. 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.

1. An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked. Also called crwth.
2. 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

1. An enormous number of persons gathered together: crush, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, multitude, press, ruck, swarm, throng. See big/small/amount, group.
2. 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.
3. A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement: circle, group, set. See group.
4. A particular social group: circle, clique, coterie, set. Informal bunch, gang. See group.
5. 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.
6. 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

1. To congregate, as around a person: flock, mob, press, throng. See collect/distribute, tighten/loosen.
2. To act on with a steady pushing force: crush, press. See push/pull.
3. To fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly: cram, jam, load, mob, pack, stuff. Informal jam-pack. See full/empty/capacity, tighten/loosen.

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.

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.

For a list of words related to crowd, see:

• 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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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)
1.
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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