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What (who) is overcrowd - definition
Overcrowd
·vt To crowd too much.
overcrowd
¦ verb [often as adjective overcrowded] fill beyond what is usual or comfortable.
crowd
![Anarchist]] crowd during a [[protest]] in Mexico City](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Antifas.jpg?width=200 "Anarchist]] crowd during a [[protest]] in Mexico City")
![Vienna]] station on the [[Washington Metro]] in 2006.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/July 4 crowd at Vienna Metro station.jpg?width=200 "Vienna]] station on the [[Washington Metro]] in 2006.")
![Presidential Palace]] on July 21, 1924 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pohjoisesplanadi 1 - Helsinki 1924 - - hkm.HKMS000005-km0036ey.jpg?width=200 "Presidential Palace]] on July 21, 1924 in [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]")
LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GATHERED OR CONSIDERED TOGETHER
Croud; Mob (crowd); Crowds
(crowds, crowding, crowded)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
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 in a square outside the Kremlin walls...
The crowd were enormously enthusiastic...
The explosions took place in shopping centres as crowds of people were shopping for Mothers' Day.
= throng
N-COUNT-COLL: oft N of n
2.
A particular crowd is a group of friends, or a set of people who share the same interests or job. (INFORMAL)
All the old crowd have come out for this occasion.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
3.
When people crowd around someone or something, they gather closely together around them.
The hungry refugees crowded around the tractors...
Police blocked off the road as hotel staff and guests crowded around.
= cluster
VERB: V round/around n, V round/around
4.
If people crowd into a place or are crowded into a place, large numbers of them enter it so that it becomes very full.
Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into the center of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius...
One group of journalists were crowded into a minibus...
'Bravo, bravo,' chanted party workers crowded in the main hall.
= pack, cram
VERB: V into n, be V-ed into n, V-ed
5.
If a group of people crowd a place, there are so many of them there that it is full.
Thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets shouting slogans.
= pack
VERB: V n
6.
If people crowd you, they stand very closely around you trying to see or speak to you, so that you feel uncomfortable.
It had been a tense, restless day with people crowding her all the time.
VERB: V n
Examples of use of overcrowd
1. After the accident the school placed signs in all dorm elevators reminding students not to overcrowd and not to get out of a stalled car.
2. "We need to get a better handle on the size of the problem; we need to do something about people who drive without licenses and overcrowd houses.
3. Zainy Abbas, Arab News MAKKAH, 26 April 2007 The problem of unregistered pilgrims who participate in the Haj and overcrowd the holy sites was discussed at a workshop, which was held in Makkah recently.
4. It‘s very strange that Israel is so much more preoccupied with creating more settlements than providing any service for legal residents and it‘s equally amazing Israel wants to overcrowd a very important world heritage that is under threat and has been defined as such by Unesco.