crowd out
Definition of crowd out
: to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants. She worries that junk food is crowding fruits and vegetables out of her children's diet.
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: to press on : hurry
: to press close
: to collect in numbers
: a large number of persons especially when collected together : throng
: the great body of the people : populace
: most of one's peers
: an ancient Celtic stringed instrument that is plucked or bowed —called also crwth
: violin
: in a direction away from the inside or center
: outside
: from among others
: eject, oust
: to identify publicly as being such secretly
: to identify as being a closet homosexual
: used as a function word to indicate an outward movement
: situated outside : external
: out-of-bounds
: situated at a distance : outlying
: outside
: one who is out of office or power or on the outside
: an act or instance of putting a player out or of being put out in baseball
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