crowd meaning and definition

CROWD noun

Definition of crowd (noun)

1. a large number of things or people considered together
   • "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
2. an informal body of friends
   • "he still hangs out with the same crowd"
   • synonyms: bunch, crew, gang

CROWD verb

Definition of crowd (verb)

1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
   • "We herded the children into a spare classroom"
   • synonyms: herd
2. fill or occupy to the point of overflowing
   • "The students crowded the auditorium"
3. to gather together in large numbers
   • "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"
   • synonyms: crowd together
4. approach a certain age or speed
   • "She is pushing fifty"
   • synonyms: push