transitive. To press, compress, squeeze; to crowd or heap together.

transitive. To bring or drive into a crowd, or into one place; to cause to crowd or gather closely together. Frequently (and in later use usually) in…

transitive. To put (persons or things) together closely or compactly; to form into a compact mass or body; to crowd together. Frequently in passive…

reflexive, passive, and intransitive. To press close together; esp. to serry the ranks, form a serried company.

transitive. To bring close together so as to leave no opening or breach between; to bring into close contact or union; to conjoin, unite, bind…

transitive. To crowd or pack closely together. Obsolete.

To clap; to clap together, to pack or crowd together (things or persons); to clap down.

transitive. To thrust or crowd together.

transitive. To compress; to collect, bring, or pack closely together, as in a crowd.

transitive. To cause to stand in close order, to close up (the ranks).

To pack or crowd (a number of persons or animals) in close formation, or in a limited space. Also with together.

To pack tightly (a person) in a confined space; to crowd (a number of persons together). Also with down, up.

transitive. To crowd (people) together like pigs. Frequently with together. Now rare.

transitive. To press, squeeze, or crowd (a number of objects) together in a compact mass; to pack with force or vigour; to force together.

To make dense (in aggregation), to crowd.

transferred. To pack (persons) closely.

transitive. To pack closely, as sardines in a tin; to crowd, cram, press tightly.