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over crowd
o·ver·crowd
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈkraʊd
/
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oh-ver-
kroud
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object)
to
crowd
to an uncomfortable or undesirable excess.
Origin:
1760–70;
over-
+
crowd
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overcrowd
(ˌəʊvəˈkraʊd)
—
vb
(
tr
) to fill (a room, vehicle, city, etc) with more people or things than is desirable
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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overcrowd
1766, from over + crowd.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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