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crowded

/ˈkɹaʊdɪd/

verb

Meaning

  • To press forward; to advance by pushing.

    "The man crowded into the packed room."

  • To press together or collect in numbers

    "They crowded through the archway and into the park."

  • To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.

    "He tried to crowd too many cows into the cow-pen."

  • To fill by pressing or thronging together

  • (often used with "out of" or "off") To push, to press, to shove.

    "They tried to crowd her off the sidewalk."

  • To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way.

  • (of a square-rigged ship) To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster.

  • To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.

Synonyms

crowd in,
swarm,
throng

verb

Meaning

  • To play on a crowd; to fiddle.

adjective

Meaning

  • Containing too many of something; teeming.

Synonyms

dense,
packed