crowd

Definition

  • verb: to fill (something) so that there is little or no room for anyone or anything else
  • verb: to press on
  • usually used with 'the'
  • synonyms: hurry, urge, dun

Examples

  • He said he broke up with his last girlfriend because she was beginning to 'crowd' him. [=she was not allowing him enough privacy and independence]

  • Her parents are concerned that she's been hanging out with 'a bad crowd'. [=with people who do illegal or immoral things]

  • He was never one to 'follow the crowd', so we weren't surprised when he dropped out of college to start his own business.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Pretty smart, huh? Pretty smart. I'm ready. Let's do it. Right now, right here. - HONEYBUNNY: Come on. - All right. Same as last time, remember? You're crowd control. I handle employees. I love you, Pumpkin. I love you, Honey Bunny. Everybody, be cool! This is a robbery! HONEYBUNNY: Any of you (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction