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Crowding

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Noun

1. crowding

a situation in which people or things are crowded together

Example Sentences:
'he didn't like the crowding on the beach'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Crowding

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noun
1. 
a large number of things or people gathered or considered together
2. 
a particular group of people, esp considered as a social or business set
the crowd from the office
3.  the crowd
4.  follow the crowd
verb
5. (intransitive)
to gather together in large numbers; throng
6. (transitive)
to press together into a confined space
7. (transitive)
to fill to excess; fill by pushing into
8. (transitive) informal
to urge or harass by urging
9.  crowd on sail
noun
music
an ancient bowed stringed instrument; crwth

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Crowding

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verb intransitive
1. 
to press, push, or squeeze
2. 
to push one's way (forward, into, through, etc.)
3. 
to come together in a large group; throng
verb transitive
4. 
to press, push, or shove
5. 
to press or force closely together; cram
6. 
to fill too full; occupy to excess, as by pressing or thronging
7. 
a. 
to be or press very near to
b.  US, Baseball
to stand very close to (the plate) in batting
8.  Informal
to put (a person) under pressure or stress, as by dunning or harassing
noun
9. 
a large number of people or things gathered closely together
10. 
the common people; the masses
11.  US, Informal
a group of people having something in common; set; clique
noun
1. 
crwth
2.  British, Dialectal
a violin

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Crowding

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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 gather together in a limited space: The children crowded around the TV.
2. To move forward by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.
v.tr.
1. To force by pressing or shoving: Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand.
2. To force away by taking up space; displace: Urban sprawl crowded the farmers out of the valley.
3. To draw or stand very near or too near to: The batter crowded the plate. Please don't crowd me.
4. To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.
5. To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.
6. Informal To put pressure on; assail: Dark thoughts were crowding him.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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