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swarm 1 S0933700 (swôrm)n.1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.2. A group of bees, social wasps, or ants, when migrating with a queen to establish a new colony.3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass: A swarm of friends congratulated him.4. A number of similar geologic phenomena or features occurring closely within a given period or place: a swarm of earthquakes.v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarms v.intr.1. a. To move or emerge in a swarm.b. To leave a hive as a swarm. Used of bees.2. To move or gather in large numbers: Shoppers have swarmed into the mall.3. To be overrun; teem: a riverbank swarming with insects. See Synonyms at teem1.v.tr. To fill with a crowd: sailors swarming the ship's deck. [Middle English, group of bees, from Old English swearm.] swarm′er n.
swarm 2 S0933700 (swôrm)v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarms v.intr. To climb by gripping with the arms and legs.v.tr. To climb (something) in this manner. [Origin unknown.]swarm (swɔːm) n1. (Zoology) a group of social insects, esp bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony2. (Zoology) a large mass of small animals, esp insects3. a throng or mass, esp when moving or in turmoilvb4. (Zoology) (intr) (of small animals, esp bees) to move in or form a swarm5. (intr) to congregate, move about or proceed in large numbers6. (when: intr, often foll by with) to overrun or be overrun (with): the house swarmed with rats. 7. (tr) to cause to swarm[Old English swearm; related to Old Norse svarmr uproar, Old High German swaram swarm]
swarm (swɔːm) vb (when: intr, usually foll by up) to climb (a ladder, etc) by gripping with the hands and feet: the boys swarmed up the rigging. [C16: of unknown origin]swarm1 (swɔrm) n. 1. a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony. 2. a body of bees settled together, as in a hive. 3. a great number of things or persons moving together. 4. an aggregation of free-floating or free-swimming cells or organisms. 5. a cluster of similar geologic phenomena or features, as a series of earthquakes of nearly equal intensity. v.i. 6. to fly off together in a swarm, as bees. 7. to move about or along in great numbers. 8. to congregate or occur in large groups or multitudes. 9. (of a place) to abound or teem: a beach swarming with children. v.t. 10. to swarm over or in; overrun. [before 900; Old English swearm, c. Old High German swarm Old Norse svarmr tumult] swarm′er, n. syn: See crowd1. swarm2 (swɔrm) v.t., v.i. to climb by clasping with the legs and drawing oneself up with the hands; shin. [1540–50; orig. uncertain] Swarm a large number of small animals or insects, usually in motion; throngs of people or things, sometimes of an irritating or annoying nature.Examples: swarm of adders, 1569; of fair advantages, 1596; of the Anti-Christ, 1549; of ants; of bees, 1300; of bishops, 1553; of their demands, 1785; of dust, 1890; of eels; of fireflies, 1842; of flies, 1560; of folk, 1423; of footmen, 1542; of fowl, 1600; of fry, 1780; of gnats—Brewer; of heretics, 1581; of hornets; of horsemen, 1542; of insects; of locusts, 1684; of meteorites; of ministers of Christ, 1685; of sins, 1582; of tiger, 1600; of vessels, 1698; of wasps.swarm Past participle: swarmed Gerund: swarming
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I swarm | you swarm | he/she/it swarms | we swarm | you swarm | they swarm |
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I swarmed | you swarmed | he/she/it swarmed | we swarmed | you swarmed | they swarmed |
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I am swarming | you are swarming | he/she/it is swarming | we are swarming | you are swarming | they are swarming |
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I have swarmed | you have swarmed | he/she/it has swarmed | we have swarmed | you have swarmed | they have swarmed |
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I was swarming | you were swarming | he/she/it was swarming | we were swarming | you were swarming | they were swarming |
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I had swarmed | you had swarmed | he/she/it had swarmed | we had swarmed | you had swarmed | they had swarmed |
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I will swarm | you will swarm | he/she/it will swarm | we will swarm | you will swarm | they will swarm |
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I will have swarmed | you will have swarmed | he/she/it will have swarmed | we will have swarmed | you will have swarmed | they will have swarmed |
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I will be swarming | you will be swarming | he/she/it will be swarming | we will be swarming | you will be swarming | they will be swarming |
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I have been swarming | you have been swarming | he/she/it has been swarming | we have been swarming | you have been swarming | they have been swarming |
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I will have been swarming | you will have been swarming | he/she/it will have been swarming | we will have been swarming | you will have been swarming | they will have been swarming |
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I had been swarming | you had been swarming | he/she/it had been swarming | we had been swarming | you had been swarming | they had been swarming |
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I would swarm | you would swarm | he/she/it would swarm | we would swarm | you would swarm | they would swarm |
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I would have swarmed | you would have swarmed | he/she/it would have swarmed | we would have swarmed | you would have swarmed | they would have swarmed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | swarm - a moving crowd drove, hordecrowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" | | 2. | swarm - a group of many things in the air or on the ground; "a swarm of insects obscured the light"; "clouds of blossoms"; "it discharged a cloud of spores"cloudgroup, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unitinsect - small air-breathing arthropodinfestation, plague - a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of grasshoppers" | Verb | 1. | swarm - be teeming, be abuzz; "The garden was swarming with bees"; "The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen"; "her mind pullulated with worries"pullulate, teemseethe, hum, buzz - be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity"crawl - be full of; "The old cheese was crawling with maggots" | | 2. | swarm - move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza"pour, pullulate, teem, streamcrowd together, crowd - to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"spill out, spill over, pour out - be disgorged; "The crowds spilled out into the streets" |
swarmnoun1. multitude, crowd, mass, army, host, drove, flock, herd, horde, myriad, throng, shoal, concourse, bevy A swarm of people encircled the hotel.verb1. crowd, flock, throng, mass, stream, congregate People swarmed to the shops, buying up everything in sight.2. teem, crawl, be alive, abound, bristle, be overrun, be infested Within minutes the area was swarming with officers.swarmnoun1. An enormous number of persons gathered together:crowd, crush, drove, flock, horde, mass, mob, multitude, press, ruck, throng.2. A very large number of things grouped together:army, cloud, crowd, drove, flock, horde, host, legion, mass, mob, multitude, ruck, score (used in plural), throng.verb1. To come or go in large numbers:flood, pour, throng, troop.2. To be abundantly filled or richly supplied:abound, bristle, crawl, flow, overflow, pullulate, teem.Translationsswarm (swoːm) noun1. a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together. a swarm of ants. (移動中的)一群(昆蟲) (移动中的)一群(昆虫) 2. (often in plural) a great number or crowd. swarms of people. 一大群 一大群 verb1. (of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm. 傾巢出動 倾巢出动2. to move in great numbers. The children swarmed out of the school. 蜂擁而出 蜂拥而出3. to be full of moving crowds. The Tower of London was swarming with tourists. 擠滿 挤满swarm
swarm over (someone or something)To crawl or gather on top of someone or something in great numbers. Players from both teams swarmed over the ball after the quarterback's fumble. All you could see was rats swarming over the pile of garbage. Mosquitos swarmed over us at the picnic, until eventually we had to pack up and leave.See also: over, swarmswarm around (someone or something)To crowd closely around someone or something. The kids always swarm around the ice cream truck in the summertime. Screaming fans swarmed around the singer as he left the building.See also: around, swarmswarm in(to) (something or some place)To move in(to some place or thing) very quickly and in great numbers. Customers swarmed in the moment we opened our doors for our huge Black Friday sale. Bugs began swarming into the house through the open window. Police swarmed in the building to apprehend the suspect.See also: swarmswarm out (of something or some place)To move out (of some place or thing) very quickly and in great numbers. Students swarmed out the moment the final bell of the year rang. Bees began swarming out of the hive after we accidentally hit it with a baseball.See also: out, something, swarmswarm with (someone or something)To be filled or covered with a huge number of people or things. I nearly died of fright to discover our trashcan was swarming with cockroaches. The beaches in this town are swarming with people in the summer, so it's actually nicer to be here in the offseason.See also: swarmswarm through (something or some place)To move through something or some place very quickly and in great numbers. Students began swarming through the doors of the school as soon as the last bell of the year rang. Dogs swarmed through the fields and woods in search of the suspect.See also: swarm, throughswarm (all) over someone or somethingto gather and move all about on someone or throughout something or some place. The ants swarmed all over our picnic table. The children swarmed over the furniture.See also: over, swarmswarm around someone or somethingto gather or crowd around someone or something, in the manner of a swarm of bees. The little children swarmed around the lady with the candy. The bees swarmed around the flowers.See also: around, swarmswarm in(to something)[for a throng] to crowd into something or some place. People were swarming into the auditorium to hear the guitarist. They swarmed in and ran for the best seats.See also: swarmswarm out of somethingto move out of something in great numbers. The bees swarmed out of the hive. People swarmed out of the park at the end of the game.See also: of, out, swarmswarm through somethingto gather in a crowd and move through something or some place. The shoppers swarmed through the store, buying everything in sight. The locusts swarmed through the field, eating the entire harvest.See also: swarm, throughswarm with someone or somethingto be abundant or crowded with moving people or things. The playground was swarming with children, and I couldn't find my own. The picnic blanket swarmed with ants.See also: swarmswarm withv. To be full of some things or some people; abound or teem with some things or some people: The rotten log swarmed with insects. The courtroom is swarming with reporters.See also: swarmswarm
swarm1. a group of social insects, esp bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony 2. a large mass of small animals, esp insects swarmAll the users connected to a single torrent. See BitTorrent.swarm
swarm - a group of social insects, especially bees led by a queen, that has left the parent hive in order to start a new colony
- a large mass of small animals, especially insects.
- ability of certain MICROORGANISMS to move in a collective and ordered manner across a surface. For example, colonies of Proteus swarm in a series of concentric rings across an AGAR plate.
SWARM
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swarm
Synonyms for swarmnoun multitudeSynonyms- multitude
- crowd
- mass
- army
- host
- drove
- flock
- herd
- horde
- myriad
- throng
- shoal
- concourse
- bevy
verb crowdSynonyms- crowd
- flock
- throng
- mass
- stream
- congregate
verb teemSynonyms- teem
- crawl
- be alive
- abound
- bristle
- be overrun
- be infested
Synonyms for swarmnoun an enormous number of persons gathered togetherSynonyms- crowd
- crush
- drove
- flock
- horde
- mass
- mob
- multitude
- press
- ruck
- throng
noun a very large number of things grouped togetherSynonyms- army
- cloud
- crowd
- drove
- flock
- horde
- host
- legion
- mass
- mob
- multitude
- ruck
- score
- throng
verb to come or go in large numbersSynonymsverb to be abundantly filled or richly suppliedSynonyms- abound
- bristle
- crawl
- flow
- overflow
- pullulate
- teem
Synonyms for swarmnoun a moving crowdSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a group of many things in the air or on the groundSynonymsRelated Words- group
- grouping
- insect
- infestation
- plague
verb be teeming, be abuzzSynonymsRelated Wordsverb move in large numbersSynonymsRelated Words- crowd together
- crowd
- spill out
- spill over
- pour out
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