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.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
crowd around (somebody) — ˌcrowd aˈround/ˈround (sb/sth) derived to gather in large numbers around sb/sth • We all crowded around the stove to keep warm. • Photographers were crowding around outside. Main entry: ↑crowdderived … Useful english dictionary
crowd around (something) — ˌcrowd aˈround/ˈround (sb/sth) derived to gather in large numbers around sb/sth • We all crowded around the stove to keep warm. • Photographers were crowding around outside. Main entry: ↑crowdderived … Useful english dictionary
crowd round (somebody) — ˌcrowd aˈround/ˈround (sb/sth) derived to gather in large numbers around sb/sth • We all crowded around the stove to keep warm. • Photographers were crowding around outside. Main entry: ↑crowdderived … Useful english dictionary
crowd round (something) — ˌcrowd aˈround/ˈround (sb/sth) derived to gather in large numbers around sb/sth • We all crowded around the stove to keep warm. • Photographers were crowding around outside. Main entry: ↑crowdderived … Useful english dictionary
crowd — [[t]kra͟ʊd[/t]] ♦♦ crowds, crowding, crowded 1) N COUNT COLL: oft N of n A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something. A huge crowd gathered… … English dictionary
crowd — crowd1 W2S2 [kraud] n 1.) a large group of people who have gathered together to do something, for example to watch something or protest about something crowd of ▪ a crowd of angry protesters ▪ a crowd of 30,000 spectators ▪ There were crowds of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
crowd — I UK [kraʊd] / US noun Word forms crowd : singular crowd plural crowds *** 1) a) [countable] a large number of people in the same place The boys disappeared into the crowd. a crowd of 30,000 An angry crowd had gathered on the steps of the palace … English dictionary
around — /euh rownd /, adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around. 2. on all sides; about: His land is fenced all around. 3. in all directions from a center or point of reference: He… … Universalium
crowd — 1. noun 1) a crowd of people Syn: throng, horde, mass, multitude, host, army, battalion, herd, flock, drove, swarm, sea, troupe, pack, press, crush, mob, rabble; … Thesaurus of popular words
Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball) — The Shot Heard Round the World In baseball, the Shot Heard round the World is the term given to the walk off home run hit by New York Giants outfielder Bobby Thomson off Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca at the Polo Grounds to win the… … Wikipedia
