o|ver|crowd

o|ver|crowd
o|ver|crowd «OH vuhr KROWD», transitive verb, intransitive verb.
to crowd too much; put in too much or too many: »

These people overcrowd into the already overcrowded smaller properties that lie around (London Daily News).


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