crowd

9 definitions • 12 examples

a large group of people who have come together:

A crowd of about 15,000 attended the concert.

a group of friends or a group of people with similar interests:

She goes around with a friendly crowd.

"Who was there?" "Oh, the usual crowd."

to make someone feel uncomfortable by standing too close to them or by watching them all the time:

I need some time to do this work properly, so don't crowd me.

a large group of people who have gathered together:

A crowd formed outside the club.

Crowds of people watched the fireworks.

infml A crowd is also a group of friends:

I don’t know many people in Edsel’s crowd.

A crowd is also a group of people with similar interests:

the art/theater crowd

(of people) to fill a place:

[ T ] Street vendors crowded the sidewalks.

[ I ] As soon as he appeared, reporters crowded around him.

If you crowd someone, you make the person uncomfortable by standing too close:

[ T ] Don’t crowd me!

If people crowd into a place, they fill it completely:

[ I ] Commuters crowded into the train.