CROWDS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Crowd

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kraʊd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

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

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: kraʊd
Dialects: British English
Definition:

(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
Definition:

move too close to (someone)

Short Definition:

move too close to

Examples:
  • don't crowd her, she needs air
Definition:

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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