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Word: Crowd
Speech Type: Noun
Old English crūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th century) to the noun
kraʊd
a large number of people gathered together in a disorganized or unruly way
Short Definition:large gathering of people
Examples:- a huge crowd gathered in the street outside
Word: Crowd
Speech Type: Verb
kraʊd
(of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely, leaving little or no room for movement
Short Definition:fill place almost completely
Examples:- the dance floor was crowded with revellers
move too close to (someone)
Short Definition:move too close to
Examples:- don't crowd her, she needs air
exclude someone or something by taking their place
Short Definition:exclude by taking the place of
Examples:- rampant plants will crowd out the less vigorous
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