CROWD

[verb] [I]If a group of people crowd round/about something or someone, they gather closely around it or them.As soon as he appeared, reporters crowded round.If people crowd into a place, they fill it completely.Hordes of commuters crowded into the train. [I]The soldiers crowded (= forced) the demonstrators into a small hall. [T](informal) To crowd someone is to make them feel uncomfortable by standing too close to them or by continually watching them.I need some time to do this work properly, so don't crowd me.To crowd out something or someone is to not allow them any space to grow or develop.By late summer, rampant ivy had crowded out the climbing roses.The project's expected $5.9 billion cost could escalate, pushing it far behind schedule and crowding out other projects. [M]