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