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Synonyms for overcrowd


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-kroud
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈkraʊd

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Définition of overcrowd

Origin :
  • 1766, from over- + crowd (v.). Related: Overcrowded; overcrowding.
  • As in swamp : verb overwhelm, flood
  • As in congest : verb clog
  • As in jam-pack : verb crowd
  • As in cram : verb fill to overflowing; compress
  • As in crowd : verb cram, press into area
  • As in deluge : verb overwhelm
Example sentences :
  • One of the secrets of success in society is not to overcrowd anything.
  • Extract from : « The Smart Set » by Clyde Fitch
  • The result of this, therefore, was further excessive increases in rental rates, which greatly enhanced the tendency to overcrowd.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
  • Aaron counted for less than nothing in a world he helped to overcrowd, and of which he perceived very little.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • For however the Imperialists squandered their lives, they would yet overcrowd death.
  • Extract from : « The Missourian » by Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
  • Rather than overcrowd his ships and to spare his supplies, he refused to take any of the latter.
  • Extract from : « De Orbe Novo, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Trans. by Francis Augustus MacNutt
  • When so large a number of the larvæ hatch out as to overcrowd the hive, it is the function of the queen to lead forth a swarm.
  • Extract from : « Animal Intelligence » by George J. Romanes
  • There will be some careful pruning done for the good of the human race, which, as it is, threatens to overcrowd the earth.
  • Extract from : « Her Royal Highness Woman » by Max O'Rell
  • The effect of them was merely to call into existence a class of poor tenements in odd corners or to overcrowd the existing houses.
  • Extract from : « A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) » by Charles Creighton
  • If the wedding is a small one great care should be taken lest the guests are so numerous as to overcrowd the church or home.
  • Extract from : « Book of Etiquette » by Lillian Eichler
  • These high rents caused the Negroes to overcrowd in order to be able to pay the same.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various

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