Noun
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an informal body of friends
"he still hangs out with the same crowd"
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a large number of things or people considered together
"a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
Verb
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approach a certain age or speed
"She is pushing fifty"
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to gather together in large numbers
"men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
- crowd together -
fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
"The students crowded the auditorium"
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cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
"We herded the children into a spare classroom"