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crowd
verbs
a crowd gathers
• A large crowd had gathered to watch the procession go past.
a crowd cheers
(= shouts to show praise, support etc )
• The crowd cheered as the team came onto the pitch.
a crowd roars
(= shouts in a very excited way )
• As the band appeared the crowd roared in approval.
a crowd surges forward
(= moves forward all together )
• Police officers began to lose control and the crowd surged forward.
a crowd disperses/breaks up
(= goes away in different directions )
• Seeing there would be no more entertainment, the crowd began to disperse.
a crowd lines the street/route etc
• A crowd lined the street to catch a glimpse of the president.
attract/draw a crowd
• The ceremony is expected to draw a crowd of more than 1,000.
pull a crowd/pull in the crowds
(= make a lot of people come to something )
• Low prices always pull in the crowds.
disperse/break up a crowd
(= make a crowd go away in different directions )
• A few warning shots were fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
mingle/mix with the crowd
(= join a crowd to be social or in order not to be noticed )
• The actors went outside to talk to and mingle with the crowd.
adjectives
a big/large/huge crowd
• A big crowd is expected tomorrow for the final match.
a good crowd
(= a big one )
• There was a good crowd on the first night of the show.
a capacity crowd
(= the maximum number of people that a place can hold )
• The band performed brilliantly to a capacity crowd.
a sellout crowd
(= one that has bought all the tickets for something )
• The team won in front of a sellout crowd of 17,765.
a record crowd
(= the biggest one there has ever been )
• They were playing before a record crowd of 50,000.
a bumper crowd
(= a very big one )
• As usual there was a bumper crowd at the festival.
phrases
a crowd of people
• I pushed my way through the crowd of people.
a crowd of onlookers
(= of people who stop to watch something that is happening )
• A crowd of onlookers had gathered to see what all the fuss was about.
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crowd round/around (sb/sth)
to come together closely in a crowd around someone or something
• As soon as he appeared, reporters crowded round., crowd (sth) into sth
If people crowd or are crowded into a place, they fill it completely
• Hordes of commuters crowded into the train., crowd sb/sth out
[ M ]
to not allow a person or thing any space or opportunity to grow or develop
• Small local businesses have been crowded out by large multinationals.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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crowd
a large number of people together in one place:
• The exhibition is expected to attract large crowds of visitors.
mob
a crowd of noisy and violent people who are difficult to control:
• The mob set fire to cars and buildings.
mass
a very large crowd which is not moving and which is very difficult to move through:
• the mass of people in the station
horde
a large crowd of people, especially people who are behaving in a way that you disapprove of or that annoys you:
• the hordes of tourists on the island
droves
[ plural ] a crowd of people – used especially when you are talking about a crowd of people who move from one place to another:
• The public came in droves to see the event.
throng
literary a very large crowd:
• A great throng had gathered to listen to his speech.
flock
a large group of people of the same type, especially when they have a leader:
• A flock of children were being shown through the museum.
pack
a group of people of the same type, especially a group you do not approve of:
• A pack of reporters shouted questions.
swarm
a large crowd of people who are moving quickly in many directions in a very uncontrolled way:
• a swarm of children in the playground
crush
a crowd of people who are pressed close together:
• There was such a crush on the Metro this morning.
multitude
formal literary a very large number of people, especially ordinary people:
• The Emperor came out to speak to the multitude.
Longman-Thesaurus
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noun large number of people in one place ADJ. big, bumper, capacity, good, great, huge, large, massive, record, sell-out, vast The show played to capacity crowds. | small | gathering, growing | assembled The president read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd. | jostling, madding, milling, surging We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests. | admiring, appreciative, cheering, enthusiastic, excited, expectant | angry, hostile, partisan | rush-hour | motley the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers and pigeons | football, theatre | home (at a football match) VERB + CROWD attract, draw, pull (in) Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds. | break up, disperse Police were called to disperse the crowd. | control | address, play to | join, mingle with CROWD + VERB assemble, collect, gather An expectant crowd gathered outside his house. | grow, swell The crowd grew to over 15,000. | flock, mill, throng Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather. A crowd thronged around the wounded man. | disperse, melt away, thin out After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed. | cheer, roar | boo, hiss, jeer | line the street Crowds lined the streets of the city as the president's car approached. PREP. among a/the ~ A bewildered child was wandering among the crowd. | in a/the ~ I saw some familiar faces in the crowd. | through a/the ~ She fought her way through the crowd. | ~ of a big crowd of football supporters CROWD + NOUN control PHRASES the back/front/middle of a crowd 2 the crowd ordinary people VERB + CROWD be one of, follow She's happy to follow the crowd. | stand out from We all like to think we stand out from the crowd (= are different from other people).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary