crowd
noun /kraʊd/
/kraʊd/
- [countable + singular or plural verb] a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game
- He pushed his way through the crowd.
- A small crowd had gathered outside the church.
- Police had to break up the crowd.
- crowd of somebody/something Crowds of people poured into the street.
- He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists.
- Several speakers addressed the crowd at the rally.
- a large/huge crowd
- The match attracted a capacity crowd of 80 000 (= the maximum number of people who could attend).
- before a crowd The President spoke before a crowd of more than 50 000 in the city's football stadium.
- among a crowd The mayor of Paris was among the crowd that had gathered for the street celebration.
- to attract/draw a crowd
- I want to get there early to avoid the crowds.
- The crowd cheered the winning hit.
- Nearly 300 marshals will be involved in crowd control.
- crowd trouble
- A whole crowd of us (= a lot of us) are going to the ball.
Extra Examples- A crowd thronged around the wounded man.
- After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed.
- An expectant crowd gathered outside his house.
- Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds.
- Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather.
- Crowds lined the streets of the city as the president's car approached.
- I saw some familiar faces in the crowd.
- If you want to avoid the crowds, get there early.
- Police were called to disperse the crowd.
- She didn't win but she was clearly the crowd favourite/favorite.
- She fought her way through the crowd.
- She was afraid she might get lost in the crowd.
- The crowd grew to over 15 000.
- The crowd rushed forward.
- The president read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd.
- We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests.
- a big crowd of football supporters
- crowds thronging the streets of Rio
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- bumper
- capacity
- …
- attract
- bring
- bring in
- …
- assemble
- collect
- gather
- …
- control
- favourite/favorite
- noise
- …
- among a/the crowd
- in a/the crowd
- through a/the crowd
- …
- the back of a crowd
- the front of a crowd
- the middle of a crowd
- …
- [countable + singular or plural verb] (informal, often disapproving) a particular group of people
- Bob introduced her to some of the usual crowd (= people who often meet each other).
- the bright young theatrical crowd
Extra Examples- They were a bit of a motley crowd.
- They are a great crowd of people to work with.
- The bar attracts a slightly older crowd.
- He got in with the wrong crowd.
- Do you ever see any of the old crowd from college?
- By this time, it was attracting a more Bohemian and disreputable crowd.
- the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers, and pigeons
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- bumper
- capacity
- …
- attract
- bring
- bring in
- …
- assemble
- collect
- gather
- …
- control
- favourite/favorite
- noise
- …
- among a/the crowd
- in a/the crowd
- through a/the crowd
- …
- the back of a crowd
- the front of a crowd
- the middle of a crowd
- …
- the crowd[singular] (sometimes disapproving) ordinary people, not special or unusual in any way
- We all like to think we stand out from the crowd (= are different from and better than other people).
- He prefers to be one of the crowd.
- She's quite happy to follow the crowd.
- To her I'm just another face in the crowd.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + the crowd- be one of
- follow
- stand out from
- …
- a face in the crowd
Word OriginOld English crūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th cent.) to the noun.