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{ "term": "crowd", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game", "sensetop": "crowd of somebody/somethingbefore a crowdamong a crowd", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He pushed his way through the crowd." }, { "text": "A small **crowd had gathered** outside the church." }, { "text": "Police had to break up the crowd." }, { "text": "The crowd was/were shouting and cheering." }, { "text": "Crowds of people poured into the street.", "contextForm": "crowd of somebody/something" }, { "text": "He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists." }, { "text": "Several speakers **addressed the crowd** at the rally." }, { "text": "a **large/huge crowd**" }, { "text": "The match attracted a **capacity crowd** of 80 000 *(= the maximum number of people who could attend)*." }, { "text": "The President spoke before a crowd of more than 50 000 in the city's football stadium.", "contextForm": "before a crowd" }, { "text": "The mayor of Paris was among the crowd that had gathered for the street celebration.", "contextForm": "among a crowd" }, { "text": "to **attract/draw a crowd**" }, { "text": "I want to get there early to avoid the crowds." }, { "text": "The crowd cheered the winning hit." }, { "text": "Nearly 300 marshals will be involved in **crowd control**." }, { "text": "crowd trouble" }, { "text": "A whole crowd of us *(= a lot of us)* are going to the ball." }, { "text": "A crowd thronged around the wounded man." }, { "text": "After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed." }, { "text": "An expectant crowd gathered outside his house." }, { "text": "Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds." }, { "text": "Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather." }, { "text": "Crowds lined the streets of the city as the President's car approached." }, { "text": "I saw some familiar faces in the crowd." }, { "text": "If you want to avoid the crowds, get there early." }, { "text": "Police were called to disperse the crowd." }, { "text": "She didn't win but she was clearly the crowd favourite." }, { "text": "She fought her way through the crowd." }, { "text": "He was afraid he might get lost in the crowd." }, { "text": "The crowd grew to over 15 000." }, { "text": "The crowd rushed forward." }, { "text": "The President read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd." }, { "text": "We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests." }, { "text": "a big crowd of football supporters" }, { "text": "crowds thronging the streets of Rio" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "bumper", "capacity"], "verb + crowd": ["attract", "bring", "bring in"], "crowd + verb": ["assemble", "collect", "gather"], "crowd + noun": ["control", "favourite/favorite", "noise"], "preposition": [ "among a/the crowd", "in a/the crowd", "through a/the crowd" ], "phrases": [ "the back of a crowd", "the front of a crowd", "the middle of a crowd" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a particular group of people", "labels": "(informal, often disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "Bob introduced her to some of the usual crowd *(= people who often meet each other)*." }, { "text": "the bright young theatrical crowd" }, { "text": "They were a bit of a motley crowd." }, { "text": "They are a great crowd of people to work with." }, { "text": "The bar attracts a slightly older crowd." }, { "text": "He got in with the wrong crowd." }, { "text": "Do you ever see any of the old crowd from college?" }, { "text": "By this time, it was attracting a more Bohemian and disreputable crowd." }, { "text": "the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers and pigeons" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "bumper", "capacity"], "verb + crowd": ["attract", "bring", "bring in"], "crowd + verb": ["assemble", "collect", "gather"], "crowd + noun": ["control", "favourite/favorite", "noise"], "preposition": [ "among a/the crowd", "in a/the crowd", "through a/the crowd" ], "phrases": [ "the back of a crowd", "the front of a crowd", "the middle of a crowd" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "ordinary people, not special or unusual in any way", "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)", "examples": [ { "text": "We all like to think we **stand out from the crowd** *(= are different from and better than other people)*." }, { "text": "He prefers to be **one of the crowd**." }, { "text": "She's quite happy to **follow the crowd**." }, { "text": "To her I'm just another face in the crowd." } ], "collocations": { "verb + the crowd": ["be one of", "follow", "stand out from"], "phrases": ["a face in the crowd"] } } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/kraʊd/", "audio": "cr/crowd/crowd__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/kraʊd/", "audio": "cr/crowd/crowd__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English crūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th cent.) to the noun." }