huddle

hud·dle

H0312900 (hŭd′l)n.1. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals.2. Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play.3. A small private conference or meeting.v. hud·dled, hud·dling, hud·dles v.intr.1. To crowd together, as from cold or fear.2. To draw or curl one's limbs close to one's body: huddled under the blanket while watching television.3. Football To gather in a huddle.4. Informal To gather together for conference or consultation: During the crisis, the president's national security advisers huddled.v.tr.1. To cause to crowd together.2. To draw (oneself) together in a crouch.3. Chiefly British To arrange, do, or make hastily or carelessly.

[From huddle, to crowd together, possibly from Low German hudeln; see (s)keu- in Indo-European roots.]

hud′dler n.

huddle

(ˈhʌdəl) n1. a heaped or crowded mass of people or things2. informal a private or impromptu conference (esp in the phrase go into a huddle)vb3. to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together4. (often foll by up) to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold5. (intr) informal to meet and confer privately6. (tr) chiefly Brit to do (something) in a careless way7. (tr) rare to put on (clothes) hurriedly[C16: of uncertain origin; compare Middle English hoderen to wrap up] ˈhuddler n

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(ˈhʌd l)

v. -dled, -dling,
n. v.i. 1. to gather or crowd together in a close mass: They huddled around the stove to get warm. 2. to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together. 3. to confer or consult. v.t. 4. to heap or crowd together closely. 5. to draw (oneself) closely together, as in crouching; nestle (often fol. by up). 6. to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often fol. by on). n. 7. a closely gathered group, mass, or heap. 8. a close gathering of football players behind the scrimmage line to hear instructions for the next play. 9. a conference, esp. a private one about a serious matter. [1570–80; hud- (weak grade of root found in hide¹) + -le] hud′dler, n.

Huddle

a number of persons or things crowded together; a confused mass—Johnson, 1755. See also conglomeration, jumble.

huddle

Past participle: huddled
Gerund: huddling

Imperative
huddle
huddle

Present
I huddle
you huddle
he/she/it huddles
we huddle
you huddle
they huddle

Preterite
I huddled
you huddled
he/she/it huddled
we huddled
you huddled
they huddled

Present Continuous
I am huddling
you are huddling
he/she/it is huddling
we are huddling
you are huddling
they are huddling

Present Perfect
I have huddled
you have huddled
he/she/it has huddled
we have huddled
you have huddled
they have huddled

Past Continuous
I was huddling
you were huddling
he/she/it was huddling
we were huddling
you were huddling
they were huddling

Past Perfect
I had huddled
you had huddled
he/she/it had huddled
we had huddled
you had huddled
they had huddled

Future
I will huddle
you will huddle
he/she/it will huddle
we will huddle
you will huddle
they will huddle

Future Perfect
I will have huddled
you will have huddled
he/she/it will have huddled
we will have huddled
you will have huddled
they will have huddled

Future Continuous
I will be huddling
you will be huddling
he/she/it will be huddling
we will be huddling
you will be huddling
they will be huddling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been huddling
you have been huddling
he/she/it has been huddling
we have been huddling
you have been huddling
they have been huddling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been huddling
you will have been huddling
he/she/it will have been huddling
we will have been huddling
you will have been huddling
they will have been huddling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been huddling
you had been huddling
he/she/it had been huddling
we had been huddling
you had been huddling
they had been huddling

Conditional
I would huddle
you would huddle
he/she/it would huddle
we would huddle
you would huddle
they would huddle

Past Conditional
I would have huddled
you would have huddled
he/she/it would have huddled
we would have huddled
you would have huddled
they would have huddled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	huddle - (informal) a quick private conferencepowwowcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgroup discussion, conference - a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topichuddler - a member of a huddle
	2.	huddle - a disorganized and densely packed crowd; "a huddle of frightened women"crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"huddler - a member of a huddle
Verb	1.	huddle - crowd or draw together; "let's huddle together--it's cold!"huddle togethercluster, constellate, flock, clump - come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
	2.	huddle - crouch or curl up; "They huddled outside in the rain"cowercrouch, stoop, bend, bow - bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man stooped to pick up the girl's purse"

huddle

verb1. curl up, crouch, hunch up, nestle, snuggle, make yourself small She sat huddled on the side of the bed, weeping.2. crowd, press, gather, collect, squeeze, cluster, flock, herd, throng strangers huddling together for warmthnoun1. crowd, mass, bunch, cluster, heap, muddle, jumble a huddle of bodies, gasping for air2. (Informal) discussion, conference, meeting, hui (N.Z.), powwow, confab (informal) He went into a huddle with his lawyers to consider an appeal.

huddle

verbTo stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body:crouch, hunch, hunker (down), squat.

Translations

一堆人或物卷缩挤成一团

huddle

(ˈhadl) verb1. (often with together) to crowd closely together. The cows (were) huddled together in the corner of the field.挤成一团2. to curl up in a sitting position. The old man (was) huddled near the fire to keep warm.卷缩 noun a number of people, things etc crowded together. a huddle of people round the injured man.一堆人或物

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get into a huddle

To discuss something privately with a small and/or specific group of people. Likened to a huddle in American football, in which the offensive team gathers together before a play to discuss their plan. Go ahead and get into a huddle with your husband and decide if you want to submit a counter-offer.See also: get, huddle

go into a huddle

To discuss something privately with a small and/or specific group of people. Likened to a huddle in American football, in which the offensive team gathers together before a play to discuss their plan. Why don't you go into a huddle with your husband and decide if you want to submit a counter-offer?See also: go, huddle

huddle up

1. To come together in a small and/or specific group, often to discuss something privately. Likened to a huddle in American football, in which the offensive team gathers together before a play to discuss their plan. Go ahead and huddle up with your husband and decide if you want to submit a counter-offer. Come on, fellas, huddle up with the coaches!2. To cause people to come together in a small and/or specific group. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "huddle" and "up." Can you huddle up everyone who's going on the next tour?3. To bring the limbs in close to the body; to curl up. We huddled up together to try to keep warm.See also: huddle, up

huddle around (someone or something)

To come together around someone or something in a small and/or specific group. We huddled around the computer to watch the video. Come on, fellas, huddle around the coaches!See also: around, huddle

huddle together

1. To come together in a small group. It was so cold that we had to huddle together for warmth while we waited to enter the stadium.2. To bring people together in a small group. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "huddle" and "together." It was so cold that Dad huddled all of us together for warmth while we waited to enter the stadium.See also: huddle, together

go into a huddle

1. Lit. [for team members] to get into a small circle and plan what they are going to do next. They went into a huddle to plan their strategy. The players will go into a huddle and decide what to do. 2. . Fig. [for people] to group together to talk and decide what to do. We went into a huddle to plan our sales strategy. Top-level management needs to go into a huddle and come up with a good plan.See also: go, huddle

huddle around someone or something

to gather or bunch around someone or something. The girls huddled around Mary to hear what she had to say. The kids huddled around the cake and consumed it almost instantaneously.See also: around, huddle

huddle someone together

to bunch people together. The scoutmaster huddled the boys together to give them a pep talk. Let's huddle everyone together to keep warm.See also: huddle, together

huddle (up) (together)

to bunch up together. The children huddled up together to keep warm. They huddled up to keep warm. The newborn rabbits huddled together and squirmed hungrily.

go into a huddle

Gather together privately to talk about or plan something, as in The attorneys went into a huddle with their client before asking the next question. Although huddle has been used since the 16th century in the sense of "a crowded mass of things," the current usage comes from football, where the team goes into a huddle to decide on the next play. [Mid-1900s] See also: go, huddle

get/go into a ˈhuddle (with somebody)

move close to somebody so that you can talk about something without other people hearing: Every time she asked a question, the group went into a huddle before giving her an answer.See also: get, go, huddle

huddle up

v.1. To move close together to form a tightly packed group: The football team huddled up to discuss the next play.2. To cause a group to come together in a tightly packed crowd: I huddled the children up in a group in the museum lobby. The police huddled up the protesters and led them into the van.3. To assume a position with the limbs drawn up close to the body: The lost hiker huddled up under a shelter made of branches and leaves. See also: huddle, up

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verb curl up

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verb crowd

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noun discussion

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verb to stoop low with the limbs pulled in close to the body

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noun (informal) a quick private conference

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noun a disorganized and densely packed crowd

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verb crowd or draw together

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