nnoun.statea situation in which people or things are crowded togetherExamples:- he didn't like the crowding on the beach
Derivationally Related Form:crowd
Hypernyms:situation state of affairs
Inherited Hypernyms:crowdingsituationstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:congestionover-crowding
vverb.motioncause to herd, drive, or crowd togetherSynset:crowd herd
Examples:- We herded the children into a spare classroom
Derivationally Related Form:crowdcrowdingherdherder
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:herdmove
Direct Hyponyms:overcrowd
Full Troponyms:overcrowdsurcharge
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.stativefill or occupy to the point of overflowingExamples:- The students crowded the auditorium
Derivationally Related Form:crowdcrowding
Hypernyms:fill occupy
Inherited Hypernyms:crowdoccupybe
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | The crowds --- in the streets (apply to: crowd)
vverb.motionto gather together in large numbersSynset:crowd crowd together
Examples:- men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah
Derivationally Related Form:crowdcrowding
Hypernyms:assemble foregather forgather gather meet
Inherited Hypernyms:crowdmeetinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:herdjammassmobovercrowdpackpilepourpullulatestreamswarmteemthrong
Full Troponyms:herdmassovercrowdpourpressspill overthrong
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionapproach a certain age or speedSynset:crowd push
Hypernyms:approach come near come on draw close draw near go up near
Inherited Hypernyms:pushapproachcometravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something