overcrowd

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌoʊvɚˈkraʊd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər kroud′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•crowd /ˌoʊvɚˈkraʊd/USA pronunciation  v. 
    1. [~ + object] to cause to have too many people in (a room, building, etc.);
      crowd or fill too much.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
o•ver•crowd  (ō′vər kroud′),USA pronunciation v.t., v.i. 
  1. to crowd to an uncomfortable or undesirable excess.
  • over- + crowd1 1760–70

'overcrowd' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
congest - cram - over - pester

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