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Definition crowd in British English

crowd verb

verb
/kraʊd/
1

to move to a particular place at the same time as a lot of other people

Example

Everyone in the restaurant crowded round them and started singing.

Example

We crowded into the kitchen with the others.

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2

if a group of people crowd a place, they make it full by being in it

Example

Hundreds of people crowded the streets.

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3

if things such as thoughts or memories crowd your mind, your mind becomes full of them

Example

Images of the accident kept crowding my head.

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4

to stand so close to someone that it annoys them or makes them feel nervous

Example

Don't crowd me!

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Definition crowd in British English