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    [Verb]  | "crowd" | \ ˈkrau̇d \


    1: to press on : hurry

    2: to press close

    3: to collect in numbers


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English crouden "to push forward, jostle, press, push or drive (something wheeled)," going back to Old English crūdan "to crowd, press (against), press forward (of a ship)," going back to Germanic *krūdan- "to press, push forward" (whence also Middle Dutch crûden "to push, shove, trundle," Norwegian regional kryda (preterit kraud) "to flow together, congregate"), of uncertain origin;

      * Note : Old English crūdan, a Class II strong verb, is attested twice in poetic texts, as crydeþ (third person singular present) and cread (third singular preterit); evidence in other old Germanic languages is lacking. Nominal derivatives *kruda- and *krudan- are evident in Old English lindgecrod "shield-bearing crowd" and lindcroda "shield-press, battle"; the same underlying forms may be evident in Middle Dutch crod "hindrance, bother," Middle High German krot "annoyance, distress," kroten, kröten "to bother, annoy." (Further Frisian and Low German forms are detailed in the Oxford English Dictionary, first edition, s.v. crowd.) See also {crud:2|crud:2}.;

    [Verb]  | "crowd-surf" | \ ˈkrau̇d-ˌsərf \


    1: to lie down and be carried over the top of a crowd (as at a rock concert) with one's weight supported by the people in the crowd


    Origin: 1991 ;

    [Noun]  | "crowd" 


    1: a large number of persons especially when collected together : throng

    2: the great body of the people : populace

    3: most of one's peers


    Origin: 1565 ;

     Derivative of {see: |crowd:1|crowd:1};

    [Noun]  | "crowd" | \ ˈkrau̇d \


    1: an ancient Celtic stringed instrument that is plucked or bowed —called also crwth

    2: violin


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English crouþ, croude, borrowed from Middle Welsh crwth "crowd (the instrument), fiddle, hump, humpback, anything round or bulging," going back to Celtic *krutto- "round or bulging object" (whence also, from a feminine derivative *kruttā, Welsh croth "womb, belly"; also Middle Irish crott, cruitt "harp, lyre, hump," Middle Breton courz "female genitals"), probably of expressive origin;

      * Note : The word crotta as the name of a musical instrument was used by the sixth century Latin poet and hymnodist Venantius Fortunatus ("… crotta Britanna canat" - "… may the British crotta sing"). The grounds for the shift from th to in the English word are uncertain.;

    [Noun]  | "crowd-pleas*er" | \ ˈkrau̇d-ˌplē-zər \


    1: one (such as a performer or product) that is notably or reliably popular or appealing


    Origin: 1943 ;

    [Noun]  | "a bad crowd" 


    1: people who do illegal or immoral things

    [Phrasal verb]  | "crowd around/round" 


    1: to form a tight group around (something or someone)

    [Phrasal verb]  | "crowd in" 


    1: to move as a group into a small space

    2: to come into someone's mind : to occupy someone's thinking —often + on

    [Phrasal verb]  | "crowd out" 


    1: to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space

    [Idiom]  | "draw a big/large crowd" 


    1: to cause a lot of people to come

    [Noun]  | "crowd" 


    1: a great number of persons or creatures massed together;


      * e.g., " ... a huge crowd of fans was on hand to greet the returning World Series champions "





    2: a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially;


      * e.g., " ... the fashionable crowd at the polo tournament "



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    3: the body of the community as contrasted with the elite;


      * e.g., " ... no national leader was ever more hated by the crowd "



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    [Verb]  | "crowd" 


    1: to fit (people or things) into a tight space;


      * e.g., " ... crowded all the boats into the harbor before the storm struck "



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    2: to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers;


      * e.g., " ... cars crowded the roads over the long holiday weekend "



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    3: to gather into a closely packed group;


      * e.g., " ... everyone crowded around to see the baby being shown off by his proud parents "



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    [Adjective]  | "crowd-pleasing" 


    1: enjoying widespread favor or approval;


      * e.g., " ... an actor who rarely ventures far afield from crowd-pleasing comedies and actioners "





     [ "crowd" ]

    1:  n. Numerous people.

      * e.g.,  ... That crowd (1) is crowding (5) my doorway because they're all crowding (3). That crowd (2) must enjoy crowding (4) each other. 


     [ "crowd" ]

    2:  n. A clique or birds of a feather.


     [ "crowd" ]

    3:  v. Take fronts in line without permission.


     [ "crowd" ]

    4:  v. Invade someone's personal space.


     [ "crowd" ]

    5:  v. Get in people's way.

     [ "crowd" ]

    1: A group of people...

      * e.g.,  ... Did you see the crowd of people at the football game... 

     [ "crowd" ]

    1: A label given when the number of beings (whether they be humans or another kind of breathing lifeform) exceed the number of meters in which all that contribute to the label of ‘crowd’ currently are. Some may claim that 3 or more is a crowd - if all are within a meter or two radius, then it is classified as a very small crowd. Several amateur singers, actors, dancers and performers become very familiar and comfortable with this size.

      * e.g.,  ... In a densely populated crowd, the concept of personal space is neither respected nor recognized by others. 

     [ "crowd" ]

    1: a large number of peolpe or animals

      * e.g.,  ... there was a huge crowd at the pub last night 

     [ "crowd" ]

    1: 1: a lot of people in the same place.

      * e.g.,  ... At the rock show, there was a big crowd. 


     [ "crowd" ]

    2: 2: to block an entrance.


     [ "crowd" ]

    3: 3: What chinease people call those white fluffy things in the sky.

     [ "crowd" ]

    1: Many people gathered together.

      * e.g.,  ... The crowd cheered as one at the entertainer. 

     [ "IT Crowd" ]

    1: A British comedy series about two nerdy guys who work in IT, and a woman who becomes the manager, while knowing nothing about computers.

      * e.g.,  ... From episode 1 of the IT Crowd: Roy Trenneman: *picking up the phone* Hello, IT. Have you tried turning it off and on again? Uh... okay, well, the button on the side, is it glowing? Yeah, you need to turn it on... uh, the button turns it on... yeah, you do know how a button works don't you? No, not on clothes. Maurice Moss: *picking up the phone* Hello, IT... Have you tried forcing an unexpected reboot? Roy: No, no there you go, no there you go. I just heard it come on... no, no, that's the music you heard when it come on... no, that's the music you hear when... I'm sorry are you from the past? Moss: See the driver hooks a function by patching the system call table, so it's not safe to unload it unless another thread's about to jump in there and do its stuff, and you don't want to end up in the middle of invalid memory! *chuckle* Hello? Roy: Oh really? Then why don't you come down and make me then. Huh, what you think I'm afraid of you? I'm not afraid of you. You can come down here any time and I'll be waiting for you! *slams down phone* I told her! 


     [ "IT Crowd" ]

    2: Written by Graham Linehan.

     [ "The IT Crowd" ]

    1: a British comedy series written by Irish director Graham Linehan for channel stars Katherine Parkinson, Richard Ayoade, and Chris O'Dowd as Jen, Moss and Roy, the IT support team of Reynholm Industries, located in central London. also often features Noel Fielding(of The Mighty Boosh) as Richmond, a goth who is kept hidden in the server room behind a mysterious red door. Reynholm Industries is run by Douglas Reynholm, played by Matt Berry, who previously played Dixon Bainbridge on The Mighty Boosh. the show is closely tied to The Mighty Boosh, as Richard Ayoade was originally supposed to play the Boosh's Dixon Bainbridge, but left to play Moss. he now also plays the Boosh's recurring character of the shaman Saboo.

      * e.g.,  ... The IT Crowd is an awesome show full of funny desk rabbits. 

     [ "In-crowd" ]

    1: a small group of people perceived by others to be particularly fashionable, informed, or popular

      * e.g.,  ... "a new district that has been attracting the in-crowd" 

     [ "The IT Crowd" ]

    1: The best sitcom in the whole world

      * e.g.,  ... A: I hate The IT Crowd B: You idiot, it's amazing! 

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