Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To cause to be excessively crowded.
- intransitive verb To crowd together excessively.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To fill or crowd to excess, especially with human beings.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To crowd too much.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To fill beyond
desired limits, withpeople ,animals ,objects orinformation .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb cause to crowd together too much
- verb crowd together too much
Etymologies
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Examples
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They do not "overcrowd" and their value in the workplace is not any less than their male colleagues.
Global Voices Online 2008
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They do not "overcrowd" and their value in the workplace is not any less than their male colleagues.
Global Voices Online 2008
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They do not "overcrowd" and their value in the workplace is not any less than their male colleagues.
Global Voices Online 2008
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Refugees fleeing Somalia overcrowd the Dadaab camp in Eastern Kenya and images of emaciated children stir media attention.
Don Golden: Turkana: Looking Into the Face of Starvation Don Golden 2011
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Refugees fleeing Somalia overcrowd the Dadaab camp in Eastern Kenya and images of emaciated children stir media attention.
Don Golden: Turkana: Looking Into the Face of Starvation Don Golden 2011
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When cooking them, Ms. Lo advises home cooks not to overcrowd the pan and to make sure the pan is quite hot.
Braised Escarole With Seared Bay Scallops Kitty Greenwald 2011
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If need be, cook scallops in batches so as not to overcrowd the pan.
Braised Escarole With Seared Bay Scallops Kitty Greenwald 2011
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Add the flour-dredged veal, making sure not to overcrowd - you may need to do this in 2 or even 3 batches.
Jamie Schler: Ossobuco: A Taste of Italy Jamie Schler 2010
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Then they are steamed in batches so as not to overcrowd.
One For The Table: Shu Mai For The Chinese New Year One For The Table 2012
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Then they are steamed in batches so as not to overcrowd.
One For The Table: Shu Mai For The Chinese New Year One For The Table 2012
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