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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

crowd in en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (of a group, transitive) To squeeze a large number of people in a small space.
    • If we're all going to fit in this elevator, we're going to have to crowd in!
  2. (intransitive) To close in and come to surround.
    • The walls are crowding in on him. 1949, 51:40 from the start, in The Red Menace, spoken by narrator:
  3. (transitive) To increase investment in the private sector by investing public sector funds.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
crowds in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
crowding in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
crowded in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
crowded in Tense=Past lexicographic

Antonyms

crowd out

Synonyms

overcrowd