overcrowd

[ oh-ver-kroud ]
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verb (used with or without object)
  1. to crowd to an uncomfortable or undesirable excess.

Origin of overcrowd

1
First recorded in 1760–70; over- + crowd1

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British Dictionary definitions for overcrowd

overcrowd

/ (ˌəʊvəˈkraʊd) /


verb
  1. (tr) to fill (a room, vehicle, city, etc) with more people or things than is desirable

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