(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a large crowd of people. (LITERARY)
An official pushed through the ~.
= crowd
N-COUNT
2.
When people ~ somewhere, they go there in great numbers. (LITERARY)
The crowds ~ed into the mall.
= flock
VERB: V to/into/around n
3.
If people ~ a place, they are present there in great numbers.
They ~ the beaches between late June and early August.
= crowd
VERB: V n
~ed
The streets are ~ed with people.
ADJ: v-link ADJ with n