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Definition of overcrowd
transitive verb
: to cause to be too crowded
intransitive verb
: to crowd together too much
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Once hot, add polenta fries one at a time being sure not to overcrowd the pan.
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The Stewart students were sent to the nearby Brennemann School, which ironically had been built in the 1960s to handle overcrowding at Stewart.
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Carefully add to hot oil, being careful not to overcrowd the pot.
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With animation and superheroes overcrowding the multiplex, the burnout factor looms large for an animated superhero.
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Only after an organized effort by the real estate industry to create all-black suburbs and overcrowd them and turn them into slums did property values decline.
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Cruz said that to reduce overcrowding travelers will only be let into the terminal 90 minutes before their flights.
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Among them: » Overcrowding in the Cabaret Room, where most of the 165 victims perished. »
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Overcrowding at Tanglewood, 3060 Overton Park Drive, has drawn concerns from parents and community members from that attendance zone.
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First Known Use of overcrowd
1602
OVERCROWD Defined for Kids
overcrowd
play
verb
over·crowd
\ˌō-vər-ˈkrau̇d\
Definition of overcrowd for Students
overcrowded
;overcrowding
: to cause to be too crowded Passengers overcrowded the train.
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