overcrowdedadjective
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈkraʊ.dɪd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkraʊ.dɪd/C1 containing too many people or things:
overcrowded cities/prisons/schools
The world market for telecommunications is already overcrowded with businesses.
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- alive
- alive with sth idiom
- awash
- be a rich seam to mine idiom
- be riddled with sth idiom
- bristle
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- congested
- cramped
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- flooded
- heaping
- heaving
- heavy with sth idiom
- riddled
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overcrowd
verb [ T ] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈkraʊd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkraʊd/
overcrowding
noun [ U ] uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈkraʊ.dɪŋ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈkraʊ.dɪŋ/
Investment in the railway network would reduce overcrowding on the roads.