crowd in

verb

To squeeze a large number of people in a small space.

“If we're all going to fit in this elevator, we're going to have to crowd in!”

Similar
overcrowd
Opposite
crowd out
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Meanings

verbcrowd in (third-person singular simple present crowds in, present participle crowding in, simple past and past participle crowded in)

present singular third person crowds in · participle present crowding in · participle past crowded in · past crowded in

  1. transitiveTo squeeze a large number of people in a small space.

    If we're all going to fit in this elevator, we're going to have to crowd in!

  2. intransitiveTo close in and come to surround.

    The walls are crowding in on him.

    1949, 51:40 from the start, in The Red Menace, spoken by narrator
  3. transitivebusinessTo increase investment in the private sector by investing public sector funds.

    Antonyms: crowd out

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo increase investment in the private sector by investing public sector funds.

Opposite
crowd out
Similar
overcrowd
Also see
crowd
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APA

crowd in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowd%20in

MLA

“crowd in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowd%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crowd in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crowd%20in.

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