overcrowd

ˌoʊvərˈkraʊd

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Definition of overcrowd - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

excessive filling

Rare

fill a space with too many people or things

Rare

The small room was overcrowded with guests during the party..

overfill

overload

overpopulate

limits

Rare

exceed reasonable limits with items or information

Rare

The article was overcrowded with unnecessary details.

overfill

overload

overstuff

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Origin of overcrowd

English, over (excessive) + crowd (gather)

Examples of overcrowd in a sentence

Don't overcrowd the shelf with too many books.
The presentation was overcrowded with too many slides.
Her schedule was overcrowded with back-to-back meetings.

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French:surpeupler, encombrer, ...
German:überfüllen, überladen, ...
Italian:riempire eccessivamente, sovraccaricare, ...
Spanish:abarrotar, sobrecargar, ...
Portuguese:superlotar, sobrecarregar, ...
Chinese:挤满, 充斥, ...
Japanese:過密にする, 溢れかえる, ...
Arabic:اِكْتَظَّ, أفرَطَ, ...
Hebrew:לְדַחוֹס יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּדָּה, לְהַעֲמִיס יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּידָה, ...
Russian:переполнять, перегружать, ...
Ukrainian:переповнювати, перевантажити, ...
Hindi:भीड़ से भर देना, भर देना, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত ভরাট করা, অতিরিক্ত পূর্ণ করা, ...
Catalan:sobrecrowdar, sobrecarregar, ...
Czech:přeplnit, zahlcovat, ...
Danish:overfylde, overbelaste, ...
Dutch:overvol maken, overladen, ...
Greek:υπερπληρώ, υπερφορτώνω, ...
Hungarian:túlzsúfolni, telezsúfolni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យណែនណាន់, ដាក់បញ្ចូលច្រើនហួសកម្រិត, ...
Korean:과밀하다, 넘쳐나다, ...
Persian:شلوغ کردن, پر کرد, ...
Polish:przepełniać, przeładować, ...
Portuguese (BR):superlotar, sobrecarregar, ...
Romanian:a supraaglomera, a supraîncărca, ...
Swedish:överfylla, överbelasta, ...
Thai:แออัด, เต็มไปด้วย, ...
Turkish:aşırı doldurmak, doldurmak, ...
Vietnamese:quá tải, nhồi nhét, ...

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