Main Entry: ¹crowd

Pronunciation: \ˈkrau̇d\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan; akin to Middle High German kroten to crowd, Old English crod multitude, Middle Irish gruth curds

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 a : to press on : hurry b : to press close <the players crowded around the coach>
2 : to collect in numberstransitive verb 1 a : to fill by pressing or thronging together <a room crowded with children> b : to press, force, or thrust into a small space
2 : push, force —often used with off or out <crowd a person off the sidewalk>
3 a : to urge on b : to put on (sail) in excess of the usual for greater speed
4 : to put pressure on <don't crowd me, I'll pay>
5 : throng, jostle
6 : to press or stand close to <the batter was crowding the plate>