CROWD


Meaning of CROWD in English

n. & v.

--n.

1. a large number of people gathered together, usu. without orderly arrangement.

2 a mass of spectators; an audience.

3 colloq. a particular company or set of people (met the crowd from the sales department).

4 (prec. by the) the mass or multitude of people (go along with the crowd).

5 a large number (of things).

6 actors representing a crowd.

--v.

1. a intr. come together in a crowd. b tr. cause to do this. c intr. force one's way.

2 tr. a (foll. by into) force or compress into a confined space. b (often foll. by with; usu. in passive) fill or make abundant with (was crowded with tourists).

3 tr. a (of a number of people) come aggressively close to. b colloq. harass or pressure (a person).

Phrases and idioms:

crowd out exclude by crowding.

Derivatives:

crowdedness n.

Etymology: OE crudan press, drive

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.