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    overcrowded
    /ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. (of accommodation or a space) filled beyond what is comfortable, safe, or desirable: "infectious diseases can spread in overcrowded prisons"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overcrowdedOvercrowded Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OVERCROWDED is crowded or filled to excess : having too many people or things. How to use overcrowded in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERCROWDED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    containing too many people or things: overcrowded cities / prisons / schools. The world market for telecommunications is already overcrowded with businesses. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Full. alive with something idiom. awash. be a rich seam to mine idiom. be riddled with something idiom. bristle. burst. congested. cramped.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOVERCROWDED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    containing too many people or things: overcrowded cities / prisons / schools. The world market for telecommunications is already overcrowded with businesses. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Full. alive with something idiom. awash. be a rich seam to mine idiom. be riddled with something idiom. bristle. burst. congested. cramped.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOVERCROWD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    verb [ T ] uk / ˌəʊ.vəˈkraʊd / us / ˌoʊ.vɚˈkraʊd / Add to word list. to make a place contain too many people or things: The new housing development will overcrowd the village. Don't overcrowd the fridge or it will not cool as effectively. See. overcrowded. Fewer examples. The council's plan would overcrowd the high school.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishovercrowded adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of overcrowded adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOVERCROWDED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    (oʊvəʳkraʊdɪd ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An overcrowded place has too many things or people in it. ...one of the most overcrowded prisons in the country. ...a windswept, overcrowded, unattractive beach. Morocco's capital, until independence, was badly overcrowded. Synonyms: packed (out), full, crowded, jammed More Synonyms of overcrowded.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › overcrowdOvercrowd Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    to cause to be too crowded; to crowd together too much… See the full definition

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAll resources related to 'overcrowded' - Collins Online ...

    A complete guide to the word "OVERCROWDED": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › overcrowdedOvercrowded - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    A place that's so packed with people that it's unsafe or unhealthy is overcrowded. If the subway is overcrowded after the big concert, you should probably wait for the next one. If your party is bustling with guests, it's crowded.

  11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › overcrowdOvercrowd - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    verb. crowd together too much. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Overcrowd." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/overcrowd. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples... Word Family. overcrowd overcrowded overcrowding overcrowds.