Crowd | Mean of crowd in English Dictionary

/ˈkraʊd/

• Verb
• to fill (something) so that there is little or no room for anyone or anything else
1. College students crowded [=packed] the little bar on the night of the poetry reading.
2. Boxes crowded the floor of my apartment.
3. There are too many products crowding the market.
4. The hall was crowded [=crammed, packed] with scientists from around the world
5. streets crowded with traffic
• to push or force (something) into a small space
1. The club has been accused of crowding too many people into too small a space.
• to move into a small space
1. The four of us crowded into a little booth at the restaurant.
2. We crowded onto the bus.

• to form a tight group around (something or someone)
1. Several horses were crowding [=crowding around] the water trough.
2. By the end of the 10th mile, three bicyclists were crowding the racer in front.
• to stand very close or too close to (someone or something)
1. Please move back. You're crowding me.
2. (baseball) The batter was crowding the plate.
3. He said he broke up with his last girlfriend because she was beginning to crowd him. [=she was not allowing him enough privacy and independence]
• to move as a group into a small space
1. When we got to the elevator, everybody tried to crowd in.
• to come into your mind
1. When I smell a pie baking, memories of childhood holidays crowd in on me. [=memories fill my mind]
• to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space
1. The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants.
2. She worries that junk food is crowding fruits and vegetables out of her children's diet.
• Noun
• a large group of people who are together in one place
1. The President will address the crowd later.
2. The crowd is restless. = (Brit) The crowd are restless.
3. a crowd of kids/reporters/shoppers
4. The formerly unknown singer now regularly performs to crowds of 10,000 (people).
5. Crowds lined the street to watch the parade.
6. His speeches always draw a big/large crowd. [=a lot of people come to hear him speak]
7. You can avoid the crowds by visiting a popular resort area in the off-season.
8. police trained in crowd control
• ordinary people
1. kids trying to distinguish themselves from the crowd
2. She prefers to be one of the crowd. [=she prefers to not be noticed or treated in any special way]
3. Until her book became a best seller, she was just another face in the crowd.
4. As a teacher, he always stood out from the crowd.
5. The high quality of these tools makes them stand out from the crowd.
6. He was never one to follow the crowd, so we weren't surprised when he dropped out of college to start his own business.
• a group of people who spend time together or have something in common
1. Her parents are concerned that she's been hanging out with a bad crowd. [=with people who do illegal or immoral things]
2. Her parents are concerned that she's been hanging out with the wrong crowd.
3. The new dance club caters to the under-18 crowd. [=to people who are less than 18 years old]
• to become part of a larger group
1. You can find a private hideaway or join the crowd at the beach.