verb
definition
To press forward; to advance by pushing.
example
The man crowded into the packed room.
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To press together or collect in numbers
example
They crowded through the archway and into the park.
synonyms
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To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.
example
He tried to crowd too many cows into the cow-pen.
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To fill by pressing or thronging together
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(often used with "out of" or "off") To push, to press, to shove.
example
They tried to crowd her off the sidewalk.
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To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way.
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(of a square-rigged ship) To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster.
definition
To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.