โ€ข I don't go to football games because I don't like big crowds. โ€ข But in the winter, cluster flies aggregate in thick black crowds jammed into cracks and crannies inside the house. Definition of crowd noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. crowd, throng, horde, crush, mob mean an assembled multitude. crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. throng and horde suggest movement and pushing. crush emphasizes.

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I wander out into the still busy square, where crowds are still cheering, conscious of the danger of the spectacle that attracts, flatters, and distorts. Crowds are often broken up when they get too large and unruly. You are very likely to see huge crowds in large cities like Los Angeles or in popular amusement parks like Disney World. Opinion researcher Vincent Price compares masses and crowds, saying that "Crowds are defined by their shared emotional experiences, but masses are defined by their interpersonal isolation."

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