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Definition of crowd in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

crowd in

phrasal verb
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crowd in (on somebody) | crowd into something
  1. (of thoughts, questions, etc.) to fill your mind so that you can think of nothing else
    • Too many uncomfortable thoughts were crowding in on her.
    • Memories came crowding into her mind.
crowd into/onto something | crowd in
  1. to move in large numbers into a small space
    • We all crowded into her office to sing ‘Happy Birthday’.
    • A large number of us crowded onto the bus.
    • Thousands of shoppers had crowded into the town centre.
crowd somebody/something into/onto something | crowd somebody/something in
  1. to put many people or things into a small space
    • Guests were crowded into the few remaining rooms.
    • They crowd people onto the trains.
See crowd in in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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