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   crowd

   /kraʊd/

   noun

   • 1. a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way: "a huge crowd gathered in the street outside" Similar thronghordemobrabblelarge numbermassmultitudehostarmyherdflockdroveswarmseastreamtroupepackpresscrushfloodcollectioncompanygatheringassemblyassemblagearraycongregationconventionconcourseinformal:gaggleshowerarchaic:rout
   • ▪ an audience, especially one at a sporting event: "they played before a 25,000 crowd" Similar audiencespectatorswatcherslistenersviewersonlookerspatronshousegallerystallsturnoutattendancegatecongregationinformal:punters
   • ▪ a group of people who are linked by a common interest or activity: "I've broken away from that whole junkie crowd" Similar setgroupbandcirclecompanyfraternitycliquecoteriecampleaguefactioninformal:lotgangbunchpackcrewpossetriberare:sodalityconfraternity
   • ▪ the mass or multitude of ordinary people: "you have to set yourself apart from the crowd" Similar majoritymultitudecommon peoplepopulacegeneral publicmobmassesriff-raffproletariatrank and filethe commonalitythe hoi polloithe canaillethe great unwashedinformal:the prolesthe plebs
   • ▪ a large number of things regarded collectively: "the crowd of tall buildings"

   verb

   • 1. (of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement: "the dance floor was crowded with revellers" Similar throngpackjamcramfilloverfillcongestpervadeoccupy all of
   • ▪ (of a number of people) move into (a restricted space): "they crowded into the cockpit" Similar surgepush one's wayshovepushthrust forwardjostleelbowelbow one's wayshouldernudgebulldozesqueezepilepackjamcram
   • ▪ (of a group of people) form a tightly packed mass around: "photographers crowded round him" Similar clustergatherflockswarmthronghuddleassembleconcentratecongregatecome togethercollectamassaccumulaterare:foregather
   • 2. move too close to (someone): "don't crowd her, she needs air"
   • ▪ overwhelm and preoccupy (someone): "as demands crowd in on you it becomes difficult to keep things in perspective"
   • 3. exclude someone or something by taking their place: "rampant plants will crowd out the less vigorous"

   Word Origin Old Englishcrūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th century) to the noun.

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