CROWDING Synonyms

• a large gathering of people

• press tightly together or cram

• excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

• excessive crowding

• leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

• a dense crowd of people

• temporary love of an adolescent

• the act of crushing

• come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

• to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• break into small pieces

• humiliate or depress completely

• crush or bruise

• make ineffective

• become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure

• a church congregation guided by a pastor

• a group of birds

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• an orderly crowd

• a group of sheep or goats

• move as a crowd or in a group

• come together as in a cluster or flock

• a group of persons together in one place

• the social act of assembling

• the act of gathering something

• sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

• (informal) a quick private conference

• a disorganized and densely packed crowd

• crowd or draw together

• crouch or curl up

• preserve of crushed fruit

• informal terms for a difficult situation

• a dense crowd of people

• deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems

• press tightly together or cram

• push down forcibly

• crush or bruise

• interfere with or prevent the reception of signals

• get stuck and immobilized

• crowd or pack to capacity

• block passage through

• a disorderly crowd of people

• a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

• an association of criminals

• press tightly together or cram

• a large indefinite quantity

• a large gathering of people

• the common people generally

• cause to crowd together too much

• crowd together too much

• a grouping of a number of similar things

• an informal body of friends

• any collection in its entirety

• form into a bunch

• gather or cause to gather into a cluster

• the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

• an organized group of workmen

• an informal body of friends

• the team of men or women manning a racing shell

• serve as a crew member on

• an association of criminals

• an informal body of friends

• an organized group of workmen

• tool consisting of a combination of implements arranged to work together

• act as an organized group

• a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans

• a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra

• a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things

• cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

• move together, like a herd

• keep, move, or drive animals

• the act of applying force in order to move something away

• the force used in pushing

• enterprising or ambitious drive

• an electrical switch operated by pressing

• an effort to advance

• move with force

• press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

• make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• press against forcefully without moving

• approach a certain age or speed

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)

• move strenuously and with effort

• make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

• to gather together in large numbers