crowd

Definition

To press forward; to advance by pushing.

Etymology

From Middle English crouden, from Old English crūdan, from Proto-West Germanic *krūdan, from Proto-Germanic *krūdaną, *kreudaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *grewt- (“to push; press”). Cognate with German Low German kroden (“to push, shove”), Dutch kruien (“to push, shove”).

Example Sentences

• "The man crowded into the packed room."
• "They crowded through the archway and into the park."
• "[T]he whole company closed their ranks, and crowded about the fire."