Cambridge Dictionary of American English
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Definition
crowd
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noun [C]
a large group of people who have gathered together
A crowd formed outside the club.
Crowds of people watched the fireworks.
A crowd is also a group of people with similar interests: the art/theater crowd
crowd
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verb [I/T]
(of people) to fill a place
Street vendors crowded the sidewalks.
As soon as he appeared, reporters crowded around him.
If you crowd someone, you make them uncomfortable by standing too close to them: Don't crowd me!
If people crowd into a place, they fill it completely: Commuters crowded into the train.
crowded
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adjective
full of people
By ten o'clock the bar was crowded.
