Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Crowd (-ed, -s)
crowd (-ed, -s), v. [see crowd, n.] (webplay: lower, room).
- Pack; cram; overwhelm; fill to excess; stuff past capacity; occupy with a crowd.
- Press; bring; force; thrust; push together; compress in a narrow space.
- Flock; throng; gather at; congregate around; descend upon as a group; assemble on in large numbers.
- Squeeze; inhibit; surround; suffocate; be all around; [fig.] stimulate; arouse; excite; overtake; overwhelm; stir up; make breathless.
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