1. [ noun ] a large number of things or people considered together

"a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

Related terms: gathering mob army drove phalanx troop huddle jam
2. [ verb ] cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
Synonyms: herd

"We herded the children into a spare classroom"

Related terms: move overcrowd herder
3. [ verb ] fill or occupy to the point of overflowing

"The students crowded the auditorium"

Related terms: occupy
4. [ verb ] to gather together in large numbers
Synonyms: crowd_together draw_together

"men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"

Related terms: meet gather pour mass throng herd overcrowd
5. [ verb ] approach a certain age or speed
Synonyms: push

: "She is pushing fifty"

Related terms: approach
6. [ noun ] an informal body of friends
Synonyms: bunch gang crew

"he still hangs out with the same crowd"

Related terms: gathering gang
Similar spelling:   crud