crowd out — verb press, force, or thrust out of a small space The weeds crowded out the flowers • Syn: ↑force out • Hypernyms: ↑displace • Verb Frames: Somebody s something Somebody s somebody … Useful english dictionary
crowd out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms crowd out : present tense I/you/we/they crowd out he/she/it crowds out present participle crowding out past tense crowded out past participle crowded out to become stronger or more successful than another… … English dictionary
crowd out — PHRASAL VERB If one thing crowds out another, it is so successful or common that the other thing does not have the opportunity to be successful or exist. [V P n (not pron)] In the 1980s American exports crowded out European films. [Also V n P]… … English dictionary
Crowd — (kroud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crowded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowding}.] [OE. crouden, cruden, AS. cr[=u]dan; cf. D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow.] 1. To push, to press, to shove. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. To press or drive together; to mass… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crowd — crowd1 [kroud] vi. [ME crouden < OE crudan, to press, drive, akin to MHG kroten, to oppress < IE base * greut , to compel, press > CURD, Ir gruth, curdled milk] 1. to press, push, or squeeze 2. to push one s way (forward, into, through,… … English World dictionary
crowd — ► NOUN 1) a large number of people gathered together. 2) a large audience, especially at a sporting event. 3) informal, often derogatory a group of people with a common interest. ► VERB 1) (of a number of people) fill (a space) almost completely … English terms dictionary
crowd — crowd1 W2S2 [kraud] n 1.) a large group of people who have gathered together to do something, for example to watch something or protest about something crowd of ▪ a crowd of angry protesters ▪ a crowd of 30,000 spectators ▪ There were crowds of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crowd — crowd1 [ kraud ] noun *** 1. ) count a large number of people in the same place: The boys disappeared into the crowd. a crowd of 30,000 An angry crowd had gathered on the steps of City Hall. Crowds of people began making their way to the station … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
crowd — I UK [kraʊd] / US noun Word forms crowd : singular crowd plural crowds *** 1) a) [countable] a large number of people in the same place The boys disappeared into the crowd. a crowd of 30,000 An angry crowd had gathered on the steps of the palace … English dictionary
crowd — [[t]kra͟ʊd[/t]] ♦♦ crowds, crowding, crowded 1) N COUNT COLL: oft N of n A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something. A huge crowd gathered… … English dictionary
