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4 VERB If people crowd into a place or are crowded into a place, large numbers of them enter it so that it becomes very full. □ [V + into ] Hundreds of thousands of people have crowded into the centre of the Lithuanian capital, Vilnius. □ [be V -ed + into ] One group of journalists were crowded into a minibus. □ [V -ed] 'Bravo, bravo,' chanted party workers crowded in the main hall. [Also V n into n]

5 VERB If a group of people crowd a place, there are so many of them there that it is full. □ [V n] Thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets shouting slogans.

6 VERB If people crowd you, they stand very closely around you trying to see or speak to you, so that you feel uncomfortable. □ [V n] It had been a tense day with people crowding her all the time.

▸  crowd in PHRASAL VERB If problems or thoughts crowd in on you, a lot of them happen to you or affect you at the same time, so that they occupy all your attention and make you feel unable to escape. □ [V P + on ] Everything is crowding in on me. □ [V P ] She tried to sleep, but thoughts crowded in and images flashed into her mind.

▸  crowd out PHRASAL VERB If one thing crowds out another, it is so successful or common that the other thing does not have the opportunity to be successful or exist. □ [V P n] My busy schedule crowded out nearly all time for reflection. [Also V n P ]

crowd|ed /kraʊ d I d/

1 ADJ If a place is crowded , it is full of people. □  He peered slowly around the small crowded room. [Also + with ]

2 ADJ If a place is crowded , a lot of people live there. □  …a crowded city of 2 million.

3 ADJ If your timetable, your life, or your mind is crowded , it is full of events, activities, or thoughts. □  Never before has a summit had such a crowded agenda. [Also + with ]

crowd|fund /kraʊ dfʌnd/ (crowdfunds , crowdfunding , crowdfunded ) VERB If you crowdfund a project, you get the money to pay for it by asking a large number of people to each give money. □ [V n] She crowdfunded her first book. □ [V -ed] Their crowdfunded legal fund has already collected more than $150,000.

crowd|fund|ing /kraʊ dfʌnd I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Crowdfunding is when a large number of people each give an amount of money to pay for a project, especially by using a website to collect the money. □  The project was financed through crowdfunding.

cro wd-pleaser (crowd-pleasers ) also crowd pleaser N‑COUNT If you describe a performer, politician, or sports player as a crowd-pleaser , you mean they always please their audience. You can also describe an action or event as a crowd-pleaser . □  He gets spectacular goals and is a real crowd pleaser.

cro wd-puller (crowd-pullers ) also crowd puller N‑COUNT If you describe a performer or event as a crowd-puller , you mean that they attract a large audience. □  The exhibition is hardly a crowd-puller.

crowd|sourc|ing /kraʊ dsɔː ^r s I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Crowdsourcing is the practice of getting ideas or help on a project from a large number of people, usually through the internet. □  We used crowdsourcing to develop the software.

crown ◆◇◇ /kraʊ n/ (crowns , crowning , crowned )

1 N‑COUNT A crown is a circular ornament, usually made of gold and jewels, which a king or queen wears on their head at official ceremonies. You can also use crown to refer to anything circular that is worn on someone's head. □ [+ of ] …a crown of flowers.

2 N‑PROPER The government of a country that has a king or queen is sometimes referred to as the Crown . In British criminal cases the prosecutor is the Crown . □  She says the sovereignty of the Crown must be preserved. □  …a Minister of the Crown. □  …chief witness for the Crown.