crowd control

noun

The supervision and control of a crowd of people, to keep the crowd orderly.

Meanings

nouncrowd control (uncountable)

alternative crowd-control · alternative crowdcontrol · alternative CC

  1. uncountableThe supervision and control of a crowd of people, to keep the crowd orderly.
  2. uncountablevideo gamesThe intentional impairing or disabling of multiple targets, often through the use of abilities or effects.
verbcrowd control (third-person singular simple present crowd controls, present participle crowd controlling, simple past and past participle crowd controlled)

present singular third person crowd controls · participle present crowd controlling · participle past crowd controlled · past crowd controlled · alternative crowd-control · alternative crowdcontrol · alternative CC

  1. video gamesTo impair or disable multiple targets, often through the use of abilities or effects.
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APA

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Chicago

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