ˈbʌntʃ pʊʃ to gather together in large numbers men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah cause to herd, drive, or crowd together We herded the children into a spare classroom approach a certain age or speed She is pushing fifty fill or occupy to the point of overflowing The students crowded the auditorium a large number of things or people considered together a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers an informal body of friends he still hangs out with the same crowd