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Definition of cluster verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cluster

verb
 
/ˈklʌstə(r)/
 
/ˈklʌstər/
[intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they cluster
 
/ˈklʌstə(r)/
 
/ˈklʌstər/
he / she / it clusters
 
/ˈklʌstəz/
 
/ˈklʌstərz/
past simple clustered
 
/ˈklʌstəd/
 
/ˈklʌstərd/
past participle clustered
 
/ˈklʌstəd/
 
/ˈklʌstərd/
-ing form clustering
 
/ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
 
/ˈklʌstərɪŋ/
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  1. to come together in a small group or groups
    • cluster together The children clustered together in the corner of the room.
    • cluster around/round/at somebody/something The doctors clustered anxiously around his bed.
    Extra Examples
    • Thatched cottages cluster round the harbour.
    • The children clustered around their teacher.
    • The group clustered together closely.
    • Guests clustered at tables scattered around the hotel's bar.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • closely
    • densely
    • tightly
    preposition
    • about
    • around
    • round
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    Word OriginOld English clyster; probably related to clot.
See cluster in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee cluster in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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