a large number of things or people considered together; a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers'

an informal body of friends; he still hangs out with the same crowd

[ Syn: crew , gang , bunch ]

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; We herded the children into a spare classroom

[ Syn: herd ]

fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; The students crowded the auditorium'

to gather together in large numbers; men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah

[ Syn: crowd together ]

approach a certain age or speed; She is pushing fifty

[ Syn: push ]