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.
A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.
The common people; the populace.
A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation: the over-30 crowd.
A group of people attending a public function; an audience: The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.
A large number of things positioned or considered together.
v.
crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds
v.
intr.
To congregate in a restricted area; throng: The children crowded around the TV.
To advance by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.
v.
tr.
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.
To draw or stand near to: The batter crowded the plate.
To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.
To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.
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\ (kroud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crowded; p. pr. & vb. n. Crowding.] [OE. crouden, cruden, AS. cr?dan; cf. D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow.]1. To push, to press, to shove. --Chaucer. 2. To press or drive together; to mass together. "Crowd us and crush us." --Shak. 3. To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity. The balconies and verandas were crowded with spectators, anxious to behold their future sovereign. --Prescott. 4. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably. [Colloq.] To crowd out, to press out; specifically, to prevent the publication of; as, the press of other matter crowded out the article. To crowd sail (Naut.), to carry an extraordinary amount of sail, with a view to accelerate the speed of a vessel; to carry a press of sail.
Crowd\, v. i. 1. To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng. The whole company crowded about the fire. --Addison. Images came crowding on his mind faster than he could put them into words. --Macaulay. 2. To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room.
Crowd\, n. [AS. croda. See Crowd, v. t. ]1. A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other. A crowd of islands. --Pope. 2. A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng. The crowd of Vanity Fair. --Macaulay. Crowds that stream from yawning doors. --Tennyson. 3. The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob. To fool the crowd with glorious lies. --Tennyson. He went not with the crowd to see a shrine. --Dryden. Syn: Throng; multitude. See Throng.
Crowd\, n. [AS. croda. See Crowd, v. t. ]1. A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other. A crowd of islands. --Pope. 2. A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng. The crowd of Vanity Fair. --Macaulay. Crowds that stream from yawning doors. --Tennyson. 3. The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob. To fool the crowd with glorious lies. --Tennyson. He went not with the crowd to see a shrine. --Dryden. Syn: Throng; multitude. See Throng.
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