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C0770200 (kroud)n.1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.2. The common people; the populace.3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation: the over-30 crowd.4. A group of people attending a public function; an audience: The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.5. A large number of things positioned or considered together.v. crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds v.intr.1. To gather together in a limited space: The children crowded around the TV.2. To move forward by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.v.tr.1. To force by pressing or shoving: Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand.2. To force away by taking up space; displace: Urban sprawl crowded the farmers out of the valley.3. To draw or stand very near or too near to: The batter crowded the plate. Please don't crowd me.4. To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.5. To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.6. Informal To put pressure on; assail: Dark thoughts were crowding him.Idiom: crowd (on) sail Nautical To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed.

[From Middle English crowden, to crowd, press, from Old English crūdan, to hasten, press.]

crowd′er n.Synonyms: crowd¹, crush, flock¹, horde, mob, throng
These nouns denote a large group of people gathered close to one another: a crowd of well-wishers; a crush of autograph seekers; a flock of schoolchildren; a horde of demonstrators; a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts; throngs of tourists.

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C0770200 (kroud, kro͞od)n.1. An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked. Also called crwth.2. Chiefly British A fiddle.

[Middle English croud, from Middle Welsh crwth.]

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See also mob.
demomaniaa mania for crowds. Also called ochlomania.demophiliaa fondness for crowds. — demophil, demophile. n.demophobiaan abnormal fear of crowds. Also called ochlophobia.mobocracygovernment by the mob; the mob as ruler or dominant force in society. — mobocrat, n. — mobocratic, adj.ochlomaniademomania.ochlophobiademophobia.phalanxan ancient military formation of serried ranks surrounded by shields; hence, any crowded mass of people or group united for a common purpose.

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释义	Crowds crowd¹ C0770200 (kroud)n.1. A large number of persons gathered together; a throng.2. The common people; the populace.3. A group of people united by a common characteristic, as age, interest, or vocation: the over-30 crowd.4. A group of people attending a public function; an audience: The play drew a small but appreciative crowd.5. A large number of things positioned or considered together.v. crowd·ed, crowd·ing, crowds v.intr.1. To gather together in a limited space: The children crowded around the TV.2. To move forward by pressing or shoving: A bevy of reporters crowded toward the candidate.v.tr.1. To force by pressing or shoving: Police crowded the spectators back to the viewing stand.2. To force away by taking up space; displace: Urban sprawl crowded the farmers out of the valley.3. To draw or stand very near or too near to: The batter crowded the plate. Please don't crowd me.4. To press, cram, or force tightly together: crowded the clothes into the closet.5. To fill or occupy to overflowing: Books crowded the shelves.6. Informal To put pressure on; assail: Dark thoughts were crowding him.Idiom: *crowd (on) sail* Nautical To spread a large amount of sail to increase speed. [From Middle English crowden, to crowd, press, from Old English crūdan, to hasten, press.] crowd′er n.Synonyms: crowd¹, crush, flock¹, horde, mob, throng These nouns denote a large group of people gathered close to one another: a crowd of well-wishers; a crush of autograph seekers; a flock of schoolchildren; a horde of demonstrators; a mob of hard-rock enthusiasts; throngs of tourists. crowd² C0770200 (kroud, kro͞od)n.1. An ancient Celtic stringed instrument that was bowed or plucked. Also called crwth.2. Chiefly British A fiddle. [Middle English croud, from Middle Welsh crwth.] Crowds See also mob. demomaniaa mania for crowds. Also called ochlomania.demophiliaa fondness for crowds. — demophil, demophile. n.demophobiaan abnormal fear of crowds. Also called ochlophobia.mobocracygovernment by the mob; the mob as ruler or dominant force in society. — mobocrat, n. — mobocratic, adj.ochlomaniademomania.ochlophobiademophobia.phalanxan ancient military formation of serried ranks surrounded by shields; hence, any crowded mass of people or group united for a common purpose. Crowds See Also: CLOSENESS About as much privacy as a statue in the park —Anon As lacking in privacy as a goldfish —Anon Bunched and jammed together as solidly as the bristles in a brush —Mark Twain Came crowding like the waves of ocean, one on the other —Lord Byron Clustering like a swarm of bees —Amy Lowell Crowded like a view of Venice —Frank O’Hara Crowded [stores] like tightly woven multi-colored carpet of people —Richard J. Meislin, New York Times The crowd in the lobby [of a hotel] was frozen in poses like the chorus at the curtain of a musical comedy —Vicki Baum The crowd scattered in all directions, like a flock of chickens among which a stone had been thrown —Aharon Megged Feel like a pressed flower —Edith Wharton Flocking … like geese —Sharon Sheehe Stark (The public was) flowing in like a river —Enid Bagnold Huddle together like birds in a storm —Robert Graves Jostled like two steers in the stock yards —A. R. Guerney, Jr. Loaded up like a garbage truck —Paige Mitchell Man … still, like a hen, he likes his private run —W. H. Auden Men milled everywhere, like cattle in a lightning storm —James Crumley Mobs in their emotions are much like children, subject to the same tantrums and fits of fury —Euripides No more privacy than a traffic cop —Anon [People] packed as closely as herring in a barrel —Sholom Aleichem Packed like a cattle pen —Paige Mitchell The people bunched like cattle in a storm —James Crumley People [on train] … hanging from straps like sides of beef on a hook —Julio CortÁzar People [at a party] … packed tight as a rugby scrum —Nadine Gordimer If Gordimer’s story The Smell of Death and Flowers had been set in America, it might have had a football lineup for the rugby scrum. People streaming from the plane like busy insects on the march —Sylvia Berkman Stood packed like matches in an upright box —William Faulkner Swarm like bees —Anon Swarm like summer flies —William Shakespeare (Apartments) tenanted tight as hen-houses —Barbara Howes (Surrounded by militia … ) thick as aphids —Derek Lambert crowds crowds ochlophobia.
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