gather together, group together; press in
public; large group of people; large number of objects grouped together
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Crowd Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Crowd Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To push, to press, to shove.
To push, to press, to shove.
(v. t.)
To press or drive together; to mass together.
To press or drive together; to mass together.
(v. t.)
To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.
(v. t.)
To play on a crowd; to fiddle.
To play on a crowd; to fiddle.
(v. t.)
To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity.
To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity.
(v. t.)
The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob.
The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the rabble; the mob.
(v. t.)
A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other.
A number of things collected or closely pressed together; also, a number of things adjacent to each other.
(v. t.)
A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng.
A number of persons congregated or collected into a close body without order; a throng.
(v. i.)
To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room.
To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man crowds into a room.
(v. i.)
To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng.
To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to throng.
(n.)
An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutAn ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow.
crowd
\crowd\ (kroud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. crowded; p. pr. & vb. n. crowding.] [oe. crouden, cruden, as. cr&?;dan; cf. d. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow.]
1. to push, to press, to shove.
2. to press or drive together; to mass together. "crowd us and crush us."
3. to fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to encumber by excess of numbers or quantity. the balconies and verandas were crowded with spectators, anxious to behold their future sovereign.
4. to press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably. [colloq.]
similar words(2)
to crowd out
to crowd sail
Meaning
A quiet and rural place.
Origin
Hardy took the title for his novel from Thomas Gray's poem - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
'Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray;
Along the cool sequester'd vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.'
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Origin
Hardy took the title for his novel from Thomas Gray's poem - Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard
'Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray;
Along the cool sequester'd vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.'
(figuratively) big breasts
be carried across the top of a crowd of moshing audience members
person crowd surfing
audience which is induced to attend a function for reasons other than their own entertainment; an audience procured directly by the organisers of an event
Noun
1. a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(hyponym) army
(derivation) crowd together
2. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
(synonym) crew, gang, bunch
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
Verb
1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
(synonym) herd
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) overcrowd
2. fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"
(hypernym) occupy, fill
3. to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
(synonym) crowd together
(hypernym) meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather
(hyponym) mass
4. approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"
(synonym) push
(hypernym) approach, near, come on, go up, draw near, draw close, come near
Crowd Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets.
Fear of leaving a safe place
Fear of leaving a safe place
Fear of crowds or mobs
To dream of a large, handsomely dressed crowd of people at some entertainment, denotes pleasant association with friends; but anything occurring to mar the pleasure of the guests, denotes distress and loss of friendship, and unhappiness will be found where profit and congenial intercourse was expected. It also denotes dissatisfaction in government and family dissensions. To see a crowd in a church, denotes that a death will be likely to affect you, or some slight unpleasantness may develop. To see a crowd in the street, indicates unusual briskness in trade and a general air of prosperity will surround you. To try to be heard in a crowd, foretells that you will push your interests ahead of all others. To see a crowd is usually good, if too many are not wearing black or dull costumes. To dream of seeing a hypnotist trying to hypnotize others, and then turn his attention on you, and fail to do so, indicates that a trouble is hanging above you which friends will not succeed in warding off. Yourself alone can avert the impending danger.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see: Guttenberg Project
Overcrowded: lungs; Queuing: Colon
Crowd Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
This article refers to the general phenomenon of crowds. For the psychological and sociological term referring to adolescent peer groups, see Crowds (adolescence). A crowd is a large and definable group of people, while "the crowd" is referred to as the so-called lower orders of people in general (the mob). A crowd may be definable through a common purpose or set of emotions, such as at a political rally, at a sports event, or during looting (this is known as a psychological crowd), or simply be made up of many people going about their business in a busy area (e.g. shopping). Everybody in the context of general public or the common people is normally referred to as the masses.
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