Dictionary
crowd
Pronunciation: (kroud), [key]—
n.
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. Sociol.a temporary gathering of people responding to common stimuli and engaged in any of various forms of collective behavior.
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v.i.
1. to gather in large numbers; throng; swarm.
2. to press forward; advance by pushing.
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v.t.
1. to press closely together; force into a confined space; cram:
to crowd clothes into a suitcase.
2. to push; shove.
3. to fill to excess; fill by pressing or thronging into.
4. to place under pressure or stress by constant solicitation:
to crowd a debtor for payment; to crowd someone with embarrassing questions.
5. crowd on sail, Naut.to carry a press of sail.
crowd
Pronunciation: (kroud), [key]—
n.
an ancient Celtic musical instrument with the strings stretched over a rectangular frame, played with a bow.
Also,crwth.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
