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crowd

1. crowd \'krau.d\ vb [ME crouden, fr. OE cru-dan; akin to MHG kroten to 
   crowd,]OE crod multitude, MIr gruth curds 1a: to press on : HURRY  1b: to 
   press close  2: to collect in numbers  1a: to fill by pressing or thronging 
   together  1b: to press, force, or thrust into a small space  2: PUSH, FORCE 
    3a: to urge on  3b: to put on (sail) in excess of the usual for greater 
   speed  4: to put pressure on  5: THRONG, JOSTLE  6: to press close to 
2. crowd n 1: a large number of persons esp. when collected into a somewhat 
   compact bo dy without order : THRONG 2: the great body of the people : 
   POPULACE  3: a large number of things close together  4: a group of people 
   having a common interest OWD implies a massing together and often suggests 
   a loss of individuality of the unit or member; THRONG carries a stronger 
   implication of movement and pushing; CRUSH stresses compact concentration 
   that causes discomfort; MOB may be a casual intensive for CROWD but 
   specifically implies a disorderly crowd bent on destruction or violence; 
   ROUT and HORDE apply to a rushing or tumultuous crowd SYN syn THRONG, 
   CRUSH, MOB, ROUT, HORDE: CR 
3. crowd \'krau.d, 'kru:d\ n [ME crowde, fr. (assumed) MW crwth] 1: an 
   ancient Celtic stringed instrument played by plucking or with a short  bow 
   - called also crwth dial Eng  2: FIDDLE