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noun | verb crowdcrowd1 /kraʊd/ ●●● S2 W1 noun ► crowd gathered An enormous crowd gathered to watch the parade. ► crowds of The streets were filled with crowds of (=a very large number of) angry people. ► drew a ... crowd The event drew a large crowd. ► a sellout/capacity crowd (=a lot of people who fill every seat in a place) a sellout crowd at the championship game ► be one of the crowd a child who just wants to be one of the crowd (=do what everyone else does so that you are not different) ► stands out from the crowd We want to hire someone who stands out from the crowd (=is better than others). THESAURUSseveral people or things that are all together in the same place► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF PEOPLE► team a group of people who work together or play a sport together: A team of doctors performed the delicate surgery. The basketball team won the state championships. ► crew a group of people who do a job together, especially on a ship or airplane, or doing building work: The same flight crew was working on the return flight. Please slow down for road construction crews. ► cast all the people who act in a play or movie: There was a party for the whole cast after the play ended. ► party a group of people who have been organized to do something together: They formed a search party to look for the missing children. ► committee a small group of people in an organization who have been chosen to make official decisions: The finance committee will meet again next Wednesday. ► gang a group of young people, especially a group that often causes trouble and fights: He joined a gang when he was 16. ► band a group of people who are together because they are fighting for the same belief or purpose: He was the leader of a band of rebels. ► crowd a large group of people in one place: The crowd was huge, and I got separated from my friends. ► mass a large group of people all close together in one place: As soon as the doors opened a mass of people pushed their way into the store. ► mob a large noisy group of people, especially one that is angry and violent: An angry mob smashed store windows and started fires. ► horde a large group with too many people. Used especially in writing: There were hordes of people coming out of the subway. ► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF ANIMALS► herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants: There was a herd of cows grazing in the pasture. ► flock a group of sheep or birds: A flock of pigeons flew overhead. ► school a group of fish that swim together: We saw schools of silvery fish when we went snorkeling. ► pack a group of dogs, wolves, or similar animals that live and hunt together: A pack of wild dogs had killed the deer. ► litter a group of baby animals born from the same mother at the same time: She chose a kitten from the litter. ► swarm a large group of insects that move together: He was chased by a swarm of angry bees. ► groupseveral people or things that are all together in the same place: Let’s take a group photo before everyone leaves. The teacher led a group discussion. ► A GROUP OF THINGS► bunch a group of things that grow together or are tied together, for example bananas, grapes, flowers, or keys: She put some cheese, crackers, and a bunch of grapes on a plate. ► cluster a group of things that are close together: A molecule is a cluster of atoms held tightly together. ► clump a group of trees or plants growing closely together: The soldiers were hiding in a clump of trees. ► bundle a group of things that are usually tied together, especially papers, letters, clothes, or sticks: He tied the papers in bundles and left them for the recycling truck. ► set several things that belong together or are related in some way: She bought a new set of silverware when she moved. ► collection a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting, valuable, or attractive: Andrea has a collection of Japanese vases. ► batch a group of similar things that are all dealt with together at the same time: I made three batches of cookies for the party. 1[countable] a large group of people in a public place: The crowd cheered. An enormous crowd gathered to watch the parade.crowd of She was surrounded by a crowd of children. The streets were filled with crowds of (=a very large number of) angry people. The event drew a large crowd.a sellout/capacity crowd (=a lot of people who fill every seat in a place) a sellout crowd at the championship game► see thesaurus at group12[singular] informal a group of people who know each other, work together, etc.: I guess the usual crowd will be at the party.3the crowd ordinary people: a child who just wants to be one of the crowd (=do what everyone else does so that you are not different) We want to hire someone who stands out from the crowd (=is better than others). noun | verb crowdcrowd2 ●●○ verb ETYMOLOGYcrowd2Origin: Old English crudan to press close VERB TABLEcrowd |
| Present | I, you, we, they | crowd | | he, she, it | crowds | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | crowded | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have crowded | | he, she, it | has crowded | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had crowded | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will crowd | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have crowded |
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| Present | I | am crowding | | he, she, it | is crowding | | you, we, they | are crowding | | Past | I, he, she, it | was crowding | | you, we, they | were crowding | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been crowding | | he, she, it | has been crowding | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been crowding | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be crowding | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been crowding |
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