{
    "term": "crowd",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a large number of people gathered together in a public place, for example in the streets or at a sports game",
            "sensetop": "crowd of somebody/somethingbefore a crowdamong a crowd",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He pushed his way through the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A small **crowd had gathered** outside the church."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police had to break up the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd was/were shouting and cheering."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Crowds of people poured into the street.",
                    "contextForm": "crowd of somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He left the hotel surrounded by crowds of journalists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several speakers **addressed the crowd** at the rally."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **large/huge crowd**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The match attracted a **capacity crowd** of 80 000 *(= the maximum number of people who could attend)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The President spoke before a crowd of more than 50 000 in the city's football stadium.",
                    "contextForm": "before a crowd"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The mayor of Paris was among the crowd that had gathered for the street celebration.",
                    "contextForm": "among a crowd"
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **attract/draw a crowd**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I want to get there early to avoid the crowds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd cheered the winning hit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nearly 300 marshals will be involved in **crowd control**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "crowd trouble"
                },
                {
                    "text": "A whole crowd of us *(= a lot of us)* are going to the ball."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A crowd thronged around the wounded man."
                },
                {
                    "text": "After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "An expectant crowd gathered outside his house."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Crowds lined the streets of the city as the President's car approached."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I saw some familiar faces in the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you want to avoid the crowds, get there early."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Police were called to disperse the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She didn't win but she was clearly the crowd favourite."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She fought her way through the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was afraid he might get lost in the crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd grew to over 15 000."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The crowd rushed forward."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The President read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a big crowd of football supporters"
                },
                {
                    "text": "crowds thronging the streets of Rio"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "bumper", "capacity"],
                "verb + crowd": ["attract", "bring", "bring in"],
                "crowd + verb": ["assemble", "collect", "gather"],
                "crowd + noun": ["control", "favourite/​favorite", "noise"],
                "preposition": [
                    "among a/​the crowd",
                    "in a/​the crowd",
                    "through a/​the crowd"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the back of a crowd",
                    "the front of a crowd",
                    "the middle of a crowd"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a particular group of people",
            "labels": "(informal, often disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Bob introduced her to some of the usual crowd *(= people who often meet each other)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the bright young theatrical crowd"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They were a bit of a motley crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They are a great crowd of people to work with."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The bar attracts a slightly older crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He got in with the wrong crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you ever see any of the old crowd from college?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "By this time, it was attracting a more Bohemian and disreputable crowd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers and pigeons"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["big", "bumper", "capacity"],
                "verb + crowd": ["attract", "bring", "bring in"],
                "crowd + verb": ["assemble", "collect", "gather"],
                "crowd + noun": ["control", "favourite/​favorite", "noise"],
                "preposition": [
                    "among a/​the crowd",
                    "in a/​the crowd",
                    "through a/​the crowd"
                ],
                "phrases": [
                    "the back of a crowd",
                    "the front of a crowd",
                    "the middle of a crowd"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "ordinary people, not special or unusual in any way",
            "labels": "(sometimes disapproving)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We all like to think we **stand out from the crowd** *(= are different from and better than other people)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He prefers to be **one of the crowd**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She's quite happy to **follow the crowd**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "To her I'm just another face in the crowd."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verb + the crowd": ["be one of", "follow", "stand out from"],
                "phrases": ["a face in the crowd"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kraʊd/",
                "audio": "cr/crowd/crowd__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kraʊd/",
                "audio": "cr/crowd/crowd__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English crūdan ‘press, hasten’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kruien ‘push in a wheelbarrow’. In Middle English the senses ‘move by pushing’ and ‘push one's way’ arose, leading to the sense ‘congregate’, and hence (mid 16th cent.) to the noun."
}