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noun

1. An enormous number of persons gathered together: crowd, crush, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, multitude, press, ruck¹, throng. See big/small/amount, group.
2. A very large number of things grouped together: army, cloud, crowd, drove, flock, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, ruck¹, score (used in plural), throng. See big/small/amount, group.

verb

1. To come or go in large numbers: flood, pour, throng, troop. See big/small/amount, move/halt.
2. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied: abound, bristle, crawl, flow, overflow, pullulate, teem. See big/small/amount, rich/poor.

v

Definition: move together
Antonyms: retreat

IN BRIEF: A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.

What is not good for the swarm is not good for the bee. — Marcus Aurelius (121-180).

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1. a phenomenon observed in cultures of Proteus spp. on solid media in which there is progressive surface spreading from the parent colony.
2. the periodic bee migration of the old queen and accompanying workers and drones from a full original hive which is left to be fought over by the new young queens.

For a list of words related to swarm, see:

• Animal Groups - swarm: group of insects, esp. bees
• Mood and Intent - swarm: move in great numbers, hovering like bees

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - sværm, mylder, masse
v. intr. - sværme, myldre
v. tr. - sværme, myldre

2.
v. intr. - klatre ved hjælp af arme og ben
v. tr. - klavre, klamre

Nederlands (Dutch)
zwermen, samendrommen, krioelen, zwerm, bijenzwerm

Français (French)
1.
n. - essaim, nuée
v. intr. - essaimer, entrer/sortir en masse (des gens), monter (qch) en vitesse
v. tr. - essaimer

2.
v. intr. - grimper (à un arbre, etc)
v. tr. - grimper (à un arbre, une falaise, etc)

idioms:

• swarm up    grimper (à un arbre, etc)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Schwarm
v. - schwärmen, wimmeln

2.
v. - hochklettern

idioms:

• swarm up    erklettern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μελίσσι (υπό μετανάστευση), σμάρι, σμήνος, (μτφ.) πλήθος, στίφος
v. - (για μέλισσες) συγκεντρώνομαι για μετανάστευση, (μτφ.) συρρέω ή κινούμαι κατά μάζες, κατακλύζω

Italiano (Italian)
sciamare, affollarsi, brulicare, sciame, sciame di api

Português (Portuguese)
n. - enxame (m)
v. - fervilhar

Русский (Russian)
рой, стая, толпа, пчелиный рой, масса, толпиться, кишеть, роиться, взбираться

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - bandada
v. intr. - enjambrar, hormiguear, bullir, pulular, jabardear, llegar en enjambre o multitud
v. tr. - enjambrar, llenar de una multitud

2.
v. intr. - trepar, trepar por
v. tr. - trepar, trepar por

idioms:

• swarm up    trepar rápidamente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svärm, vimmel, skara
v. - svärma, trängas, kretsa, klättra uppför

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 蜂群, 一大群, 分群, 被挤满, 成群地移动, 群集, 挤满

2. 攀登, 爬

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 攀登
v. tr. - 爬

2.
n. - 蜂群, 一大群
v. intr. - 分群, 被擠滿, 成群地移動, 群集
v. tr. - 擠滿

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - (곤충의)무리, 떼, 군중
v. intr. - 떼를 짓다, 들끓다, 꾀다
v. tr. - 떼지어 몰려들다

2.
v. intr. - (나무 등에) 기어오르다
v. tr. - (나무 등에) 기어오르다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 群れ, 遊走群, 大勢
v. - 群がる, いっぱいである, 押し寄せる, よじのぼる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مجموعه حشرات أو طيور , جماعه النحل , حشد (فعل) يطير على نحو جماعي , يحتشد , يندفع بأعداد كبيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נחיל, עדה, להקה נודדת, קהל, המון, שרץ‬
v. intr. - ‮נעו או עפו בהמון או נחיל, התאספו, כוסה בהמון (מקום)‬
v. tr. - ‮שרצו, כיסה (מקום)‬
v. intr. - ‮טיפס בידיו ורגליו‬
v. tr. - ‮טיפס בידיו ורגליו‬

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