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   Crowd

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   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: "a crowd of 500 filled the synagogue" 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 people, especially those considered to be drearily ordinary or anonymous: "you have to set yourself apart from the crowd" Similar majoritymultitudecommon peoplepopulacegeneral publicmobmassesriffraffproletariatrank 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 revelers" Similar throngpackjamcramfilloverfillcongestpervadeoccupy all of
   • ▪ (of a number of people) move into (a space, especially one that seems too small): "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 (someone or something): "photographers crowded around him" Similar clustergatherflockswarmthronghuddleassembleconcentratecongregatecome togethercollectamassaccumulaterare:foregather
   • 2. move too close to (someone): "don't crowd her, she needs air"
   • ▪ (of a batter) stand very close to (the plate) when batting.
   • ▪ 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: "grass invading the canyon has crowded out native plants"

   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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   What does crowd mean?

   • to gather in large numbers; throng; swarm. to press forward; advance by pushing. to crowd clothes into a suitcase. to push; shove. to fill to excess; fill by pressing or thronging into. to crowd a debtor for payment; to crowd someone with embarrassing questions. , Music.

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   What is a crowd of clowns?

   • Other forms: crowded; crowds; crowding A lot of people or things in a large group make up a crowd. The masses of performers with painted faces, big shoes, and squeaky noses filling up the streets during your town's annual clown parade can be described as a crowd of clowns.

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   What is the psychology of crowds?

   • A knowl edge of the psychology of crowds is to-daythe last resource of the statesman who wishes not to govern them—that is becom ing a very difficult matter—but at any rate not to be too much governed by them.

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   What is the difference between crowd and mob?

   • crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. crush emphasizes the compactness of the group, the difficulty of individual movement, and the attendant discomfort. mob implies a disorderly crowd with the potential for violence. Verb Boxes crowded the floor of my apartment.

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   Crowd definition: a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng. See examples of CROWD used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of crowd. noun. a large number of things or people considered together. “a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers”. see more. noun. an informal body of friends. “he still hangs out with the same crowd ”. synonyms: bunch, crew, gang, posse.

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