crowd
verb · noun
Simple meaning
To gather together in large numbers.
Pronunciation
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krowdIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɹaʊd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
intransitive
To press forward; to advance by pushing.
intransitive
To press together or collect in numbers.
transitive
To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.
transitive
To fill by pressing or thronging together
transitiveoften used with "out of" or "off"
To push, to press, to shove.
To gather together in large numbers
“Men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah.”
noun
A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.
Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other.
with definite article
The so-called lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar.
A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A2 · Elementary (estimated)
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- General English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To press forward; to advance by pushing.
Used this way, crowd is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use crowd
- “Men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah.”verb
- “A crowd of insects assembled around the flowers.”noun
- “He still hangs out with the same crowd.”noun
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
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Overfilled or compacted or concentrated.
A situation in which people or things are crowded together.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Activity of controlling a crowd.
Press, force, or thrust out of a small space.
To gather together in large numbers.
Excessive crowding.
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Synonyms
Sense: to press forward
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