2crowd noun
plural crowds 1 [count] : a large group of people who are together in one place
▪ The President will address the crowd later. ▪ The crowd is restless. = (Brit) The crowd are restless. ▪ a crowd of kids/reporters/shoppers ▪ The formerly unknown singer now regularly performs to crowds of 10,000 (people). ▪ Crowds lined the street to watch the parade. ▪ His speeches always draw a big/large crowd. [=a lot of people come to hear him speak] ▪ You can avoid the crowds by visiting a popular resort area in the off-season. ▪ police trained in crowd control 2 the crowd : ordinary people : people who are not special or unusual
▪ kids trying to distinguish themselves from the crowd ▪ She prefers to be one of the crowd. [=she prefers to not to be noticed or treated in any special way] ◊Someone who is just another face in the crowd is not famous or well-known.
▪ Until her book became a best seller, she was just another face in the crowd. ◊Someone or something that stands out from the crowd is unusual in a good way.
▪ As a teacher, he always stood out from the crowd. ▪ The high quality of these tools makes them stand out from the crowd. ◊Someone who follows the crowd or goes with the crowd does whatever most other people are doing.
▪ He was never one to follow the crowd, so we weren't surprised when he dropped out of college to start his own business. 3 [singular] : a group of people who spend time together or have something in common
▪ Her parents are concerned that she's been hanging out with a bad crowd. [=with people who do illegal or immoral things] — usually used with the ▪ Her parents are concerned that she's been hanging out with the wrong crowd. ▪ The new dance club caters to the under-18 crowd. [=to people who are less than 18 years old]
▪ The President will address the crowd later. ▪ The crowd is restless. = (Brit) The crowd are restless. ▪ a crowd of kids/reporters/shoppers ▪ The formerly unknown singer now regularly performs to crowds of 10,000 (people). ▪ Crowds lined the street to watch the parade. ▪ His speeches always draw a big/large crowd. [=a lot of people come to hear him speak] ▪ You can avoid the crowds by visiting a popular resort area in the off-season. ▪ police trained in crowd control
▪ kids trying to distinguish themselves from the crowd ▪ She prefers to be one of the crowd. [=she prefers to not to be noticed or treated in any special way] ◊Someone who is just another face in the crowd is not famous or well-known.
▪ Until her book became a best seller, she was just another face in the crowd. ◊Someone or something that stands out from the crowd is unusual in a good way.
▪ As a teacher, he always stood out from the crowd. ▪ The high quality of these tools makes them stand out from the crowd. ◊Someone who follows the crowd or goes with the crowd does whatever most other people are doing.
▪ He was never one to follow the crowd, so we weren't surprised when he dropped out of college to start his own business.
▪ Her parents are concerned that she's been hanging out with a bad crowd. [=with people who do illegal or immoral things] — usually used with the ▪ Her parents are concerned that she's been hanging out with the wrong crowd. ▪ The new dance club caters to the under-18 crowd. [=to people who are less than 18 years old]
join the crowd 1 : to become part of a larger group : to do what most other people are doing
▪ You can find a private hideaway or join the crowd at the beach. 2 informal — used to say that the problems or feelings someone is having are problems or feelings that you have had yourself ▪ If you don't understand the rules, join the crowd [=(more commonly) join the club]: no one else does either!
▪ You can find a private hideaway or join the crowd at the beach.
two's company, three's a crowd — see company
