overcrowd

[ oh-ver-kroud ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈkraʊd /

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verb (used with or without object)

to crowd to an uncomfortable or undesirable excess.

Origin of overcrowd

First recorded in 1760–70; over- + crowd¹

Words nearby overcrowd

overconsumption, overcook, overcorrection, overcritical, overcrop, overcrowd, overcrowding, overcurrent, overdate, overdelicate, overdenture

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Example sentences from the Web for overcrowd

One of the secrets of success in society is not to overcrowd anything.
The Smart Set|Clyde Fitch
Rather than overcrowd his ships and to spare his supplies, he refused to take any of the latter.
De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
There will be some careful pruning done for the good of the human race, which, as it is, threatens to overcrowd the earth.
Her Royal Highness Woman|Max O'Rell
Aaron counted for less than nothing in a world he helped to overcrowd, and of which he perceived very little.
Dreamers of the Ghetto|I. Zangwill

The result of this, therefore, was further excessive increases in rental rates, which greatly enhanced the tendency to overcrowd.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921|Various

British Dictionary definitions for overcrowd

overcrowd

/ (ˌəʊvəˈkraʊd) /

verb

(tr) to fill (a room, vehicle, city, etc) with more people or things than is desirable

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单词	overcrowd
释义	overcrowd [ oh-ver-kroud ] / ˌoʊ vərˈkraʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overcrowd ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with or without object) to crowd to an uncomfortable or undesirable excess. Origin of overcrowd First recorded in 1760–70; over- + crowd¹ Words nearby overcrowd overconsumption, overcook, overcorrection, overcritical, overcrop, overcrowd, overcrowding, overcurrent, overdate, overdelicate, overdenture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overcrowd One of the secrets of success in society is not to overcrowd anything. The Smart Set\|Clyde Fitch Rather than overcrowd his ships and to spare his supplies, he refused to take any of the latter. De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt There will be some careful pruning done for the good of the human race, which, as it is, threatens to overcrowd the earth. Her Royal Highness Woman\|Max O'Rell Aaron counted for less than nothing in a world he helped to overcrowd, and of which he perceived very little. Dreamers of the Ghetto\|I. Zangwill The result of this, therefore, was further excessive increases in rental rates, which greatly enhanced the tendency to overcrowd. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921\|Various British Dictionary definitions for overcrowd overcrowd / (ˌəʊvəˈkraʊd) / verb (tr) to fill (a room, vehicle, city, etc) with more people or things than is desirable Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overcrowd drench, inundate, besiege, saturate, overload, beset, wash, drown, engulf, submerge, overflow, sink, overburden, choke, load, wedge, shove, crowd, ram, stuff
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overcrowd

verb (used with or without object)

Origin of overcrowd

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Example sentences from the Web for overcrowd

British Dictionary definitions for overcrowd

verb

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