The meaning of Crowded

verb

Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

verb

To make something blocked or crowded in a way that causes difficulties, or to become blocked or crowded

Usage examples:

There is no need for us to congest the city with traffic.

adjective

(of a road or place) so crowded with traffic or people as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

The congested streets of the west end

verb

Crowd (a road or place) so as to hinder or prevent freedom of movement.

Usage examples:

Uncontrolled development will congest our streets

verb

Completely fill (a place or container) to the point of overflowing.

Usage examples:

The ashtray by the bed was crammed with cigarette butts

verb

Crowd or pack to capacity

adjective

Suffering from cramp.

Usage examples:

Rest your cramped arms for a moment

verb

Inhibit the development of.

Usage examples:

Tighter rules will cramp economic growth

adjective

Deformed, pulverized, or forced inwards by compression.

Usage examples:

Crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket

verb

Compress or squeeze forcefully so as to break, damage, or distort in shape.

Usage examples:

The front of his car was crushed in the collision

verb

Past simple and past participle of crush

Usage examples:

The package had been badly crushed in the post., add three cloves of crushed garlic., his arm was b…

verb

Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full.

Usage examples:

I filled the bottle with water

noun

An amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear.

Usage examples:

We have eaten our fill

verb

Make full, also in a metaphorical sense

adjective

Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space.

Usage examples:

Waste bins full of rubbish

adverb

Straight; directly.

Usage examples:

She turned her head and looked full into his face

noun

The period, point, or state of the greatest fullness or strength.

Usage examples:

So many of those who were killed in the attacks were right in the full of their lives.

verb

Squeeze or pack tightly into a specified space.

Usage examples:

Four of us were jammed in one compartment

noun

An instance of a thing seizing or becoming stuck.

Usage examples:

Paper jams

verb

A sweet spread or conserve made from fruit and sugar boiled to a thick consistency.

Usage examples:

Strawberry jam

adjective

(of accommodation or a space) filled beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Infectious diseases can spread in overcrowded prisons

verb

Fill (accommodation or a space) beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Employees were assigned to make sure people didn't overcrowd the escalators

adjective

Containing too many people or things

Usage examples:

The prisons are overcrowded., overcrowding in classrooms is an important issue in this election.

verb

Put more into (a container) than it either should or can contain.

Usage examples:

Jean led the way slowly, balancing her teacup, which she had overfilled

adjective

Flooding or flowing over a surface or area.

Usage examples:

An overflowing river swamped dozens of villages

verb

(especially of a liquid) flow over the brim of a receptacle.

Usage examples:

Chemicals overflowed from a storage tank

verb

Present participle of overflow

Usage examples:

The milk overflowed when i poured it into the jug., because of heavy rain, the river may overflow i…

adjective

Containing an excessive amount of something.

Usage examples:

An overfull cup of tea

adjective

(of a room, building, or other place) filled by a large number of people; very crowded.

Usage examples:

A packed merseyside pub

verb

Fill (a suitcase or bag) with clothes and other items needed for travel.

Usage examples:

I packed a bag and left

verb

Fill (a jury, committee, etc.) with people likely to support a particular verdict or decision.

Usage examples:

His efforts to pack the supreme court with men who shared his ideology

verb

(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of.

Usage examples:

A smell of stale cabbage pervaded the air

verb

To spread through all parts of something

Usage examples:

The influence of the early jazz musicians pervades american music.

adjective

Moving in or forming a large or dense group.

Usage examples:

Swarming locusts

verb

(of flying insects) move in or form a swarm.

Usage examples:

A plague of locusts swarmed across the countryside

verb

Present participle of swarm

Usage examples:

During the summer, tourists swarm the little beachside town.

verb

Be full of or swarming with.

Usage examples:

Every garden is teeming with wildlife

verb

(of water, especially rain) pour down; fall heavily.

Usage examples:

With the rain teeming down at the manor, italy seemed a long way off

adjective

Full of people or things; crowded.

Usage examples:

She walked through the teeming streets

suffix

Forming ordinal and fractional numbers from four onwards.

Usage examples:

Fifth

suffix

(forming nouns from verbs) denoting an action or process.

Usage examples:

Birth

suffix

Variant spelling of -eth2 (as in doth ).

noun

A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.

Usage examples:

He pushed his way through the throng

verb

(of a crowd) fill or be present in (a place or area).

Usage examples:

A crowd thronged the station

noun

A large group of people

Usage examples:

A huge throng had gathered around the speaker., [ t ] the narrow streets were thronged with tourist…