1crowd 
/ˈkraʊd/ verb
crowds; crowd·ed; crowd·ing /ˈkraʊd/ verb 1 a [+ obj] : to fill (something) so that there is little or no room for anyone or anything else : to take up much or most of the space in (an area or space)
▪ College students crowded [=packed] the little bar on the night of the poetry reading. ▪ Boxes crowded the floor of my apartment. ▪ There are too many products crowding the market. ▪ The hall was crowded [=crammed, packed] with scientists from around the world ▪ streets crowded with traffic
b [+ obj] : to push or force (something) into a small space
▪ The club has been accused of crowding too many people into too small a space.
c [no obj] : to move into a small space — + into or onto ▪ The four of us crowded into a little booth at the restaurant. ▪ We crowded onto the bus. 2 [+ obj] : to form a tight group around (something or someone)
▪ Several horses were crowding [=crowding around] the water trough. ▪ By the end of the 10th mile, three bicyclists were crowding the racer in front. 3 [+ obj] chiefly US : to stand very close or too close to (someone or something)
▪ Please move back. You're crowding me. ▪ (baseball) The batter was crowding the plate. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ He said he broke up with his last girlfriend because she was beginning to crowd him. [=she was not allowing him enough privacy and independence]
▪ College students crowded [=packed] the little bar on the night of the poetry reading. ▪ Boxes crowded the floor of my apartment. ▪ There are too many products crowding the market. ▪ The hall was crowded [=crammed, packed] with scientists from around the world ▪ streets crowded with traffic
b [+ obj] : to push or force (something) into a small space
▪ The club has been accused of crowding too many people into too small a space.
c [no obj] : to move into a small space — + into or onto ▪ The four of us crowded into a little booth at the restaurant. ▪ We crowded onto the bus.
▪ Several horses were crowding [=crowding around] the water trough. ▪ By the end of the 10th mile, three bicyclists were crowding the racer in front.
▪ Please move back. You're crowding me. ▪ (baseball) The batter was crowding the plate. — sometimes used figuratively ▪ He said he broke up with his last girlfriend because she was beginning to crowd him. [=she was not allowing him enough privacy and independence]
crowd around/round [phrasal verb]
crowd around/round or crowd around/round (something) : to form a tight group around (something or someone)
▪ A small group of people crowded around the car. ▪ When one of the protesters began to speak, the people crowded around (him) to hear what he had to say.
▪ A small group of people crowded around the car. ▪ When one of the protesters began to speak, the people crowded around (him) to hear what he had to say.
crowded together
◊If a group of people or things are crowded together, they are next to and usually touching each other in a space that is too small.
▪ We need to organize the closet so that the shoes aren't crowded together.
▪ We need to organize the closet so that the shoes aren't crowded together.
crowd in [phrasal verb] 1 : to move as a group into a small space
▪ When we got to the elevator, everybody tried to crowd in. 2 of thoughts, memories, etc. : to come into your mind : to occupy your thinking — often + on ▪ When I smell a pie baking, memories of childhood holidays crowd in on me. [=memories fill my mind]
▪ When we got to the elevator, everybody tried to crowd in.
crowd out [phrasal verb]
crowd out (something or someone) or crowd (something or someone) out : to push, move, or force (something or someone) out of a place or situation by filling its space
▪ The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants. ▪ She worries that junk food is crowding fruits and vegetables out of her children's diet.
▪ The quick-growing grass is crowding out native plants. ▪ She worries that junk food is crowding fruits and vegetables out of her children's diet.
