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crowd

1  [kroud]
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–noun
1. a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a crowd of angry people.
2. any large number of persons.
3. any group or set of persons with something in common: The restaurant attracts a theater crowd.
4. audience; attendance: Opening night drew a good crowd.
5. the common people; the masses: He feels superior to the crowd.
6. a large number of things gathered or considered together.
7. Sociology. a temporary gathering of people responding to common stimuli and engaged in any of various forms of collective behavior.
–verb (used without object)
8. to gather in large numbers; throng; swarm.
9. to press forward; advance by pushing.
–verb (used with object)
10. to press closely together; force into a confined space; cram: to crowd clothes into a suitcase.
11. to push; shove.
12. to fill to excess; fill by pressing or thronging into.
13. to place under pressure or stress by constant solicitation: to crowd a debtor for payment; to crowd someone with embarrassing questions.
—Idiom
14. crowd on sail, Nautical. to carry a press of sail.
Origin:
bef. 950; ME crowden, OE crūden to press, hurry; c. MD crūden to push (D kruien)

Related forms:
crowder, noun

Synonyms:
1. Crowd, multitude, swarm, throng refer to large numbers of people. Crowd suggests a jostling, uncomfortable, and possibly disorderly company: A crowd gathered to listen to the speech. Multitude emphasizes the great number of persons or things but suggests that there is space enough for all: a multitude of people at the market on Saturdays. Swarm as used of people is usually contemptuous, suggesting a moving, restless, often noisy, crowd: A swarm of dirty children played in the street. Throng suggests a company that presses together or forward, often with some common aim: The throng pushed forward to see the cause of the excitement. 5. proletariat, plebeians, populace. 8. assemble, herd.

Usage note:
See collective noun.

crowd

2  [kroud]
–noun
an ancient Celtic musical instrument with the strings stretched over a rectangular frame, played with a bow.
Also, crwth.

Origin:
1275–1325; ME crowd(e), var. of crouth < Welsh crwth crwth
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crowd 1   (kroud)   
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 congregate in a restricted area; throng: The children crowded around the TV.

  2. To advance by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.

v.   tr.

  1. To force by or as if by pressing or shoving: Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand. Urban sprawl crowded the farmers out of the valley.

  2. To draw or stand near to: The batter crowded the plate.

  3. To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.

  4. To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.

  5. Informal To put pressure on, as to pay a debt.


[From Middle English crowden, to crowd, press, from Old English crūdan, to hasten, press.]
crowd'er n.
Synonyms: These nouns denote a large group of people gathered close to one another: a crowd of well-wishers; a crush of autograph seekers; a flock of schoolchildren; a horde of demonstrators; a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts; a press of shoppers; throngs of tourists.
crowd 2   (kroud, krōōd)   
n.  

  1. An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked. Also called crwth.

  2. Chiefly British A fiddle.


[Middle English croud, from Middle Welsh crwth.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
crowd

  1. tv.
    to pressure or threaten someone. : Frank began to crowd Sam, which was the wrong thing to do.
  2. tv.
    to gang up on someone. : They moved in from all sides, carrying clubs, and began to crowd us.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

crowd 
O.E. crudan "to press, crush." The noun is first attested 1567; the earlier word was press.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

crowd

Members on the floor of an exchange who are clustered around a pit or a specialist's post waiting to execute trades. See also foreign crowd.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Idioms & Phrases

crowd

see follow the crowd; three's a crowd.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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