释义 |
huddle /hudˈl/ noun- A confused mass
- A jumble
- Confusion
- Perfunctory haste
- A gathering together of the team behind their line of scrimmage so as to receive instructions, signals, etc before the next play (American football)
- A secret conference (informal)
- A period of deep consideration of a problem
transitive verb- To jumble
- To hustle, bundle
- To drive, draw, throw or crowd together in disorder
- To put hastily
- To perform perfunctorily and hastily
- To hustle out of sight, hush up (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To crowd in confusion
- To crowd closely together, eg because of cold (sometimes with up)
- To form or gather into a huddle (American football)
ORIGIN: Poss connected with hide1 huddˈled adjective - Jumbled
- Crowded closely together
- In a heap
- Crouching
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