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crowd 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[Language: Old English; Origin: crudan 'to press close']
[I always + adverb/preposition] if people crowd somewhere, they gather together in large numbers, filling a particular place
crowd into
::Hundreds of people crowded into the church for the funeral.
crowd round/around
::We all crowded round the table.
be crowded together
::the rapid spread of infection in areas where people are crowded together
[T] if people or things crowd a place, there are a lot of them there
::Holiday-makers crowded the beaches.
::Range after range of mountains crowd the horizon.
[T] if thoughts or ideas crowd your mind or memory, they fill it, not allowing you to think of anything else
::Strange thoughts and worries were crowding his mind.
[T] a) to make someone angry by moving too close to them
::Stop crowding me - there's plenty of room.
b) especially AmE to make someone angry or upset by making too many unfair demands on them
crowd in phr v
if problems or thoughts crowd in on you, you cannot stop thinking about them
crowd in on
::She shut her mind against the fears that were crowding in on her.
crowd out [crowd sb/sth ¡û¡ú out] phr v
to force someone or something out of a place or situation
::Supermarket chains have crowded out the smaller shops.