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overcrowded — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)kra͟ʊdɪd[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n 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… … English dictionary
overcrowded — o|ver|crowd|ed [ˌəuvəˈkraudıd US ˌouvər ] adj filled with too many people or things ▪ Staff had to work in overcrowded conditions . ▪ overcrowded housing … Dictionary of contemporary English
overcrowded — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkraʊdɪd] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkraʊdəd] adjective containing too many people or things an overcrowded city/prison/classroom Conditions in the camp are very overcrowded … English dictionary
overcrowded — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ extremely, very ▪ severely Overcrowd … Collocations dictionary
overcrowded — adjective filled with too many people or things: an overcrowded room … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
overcrowded — adjective an overcrowded bus Syn: overfull, overflowing, full to overflowing/bursting, crammed full, congested, overpopulated, overpeopled, crowded, swarming, teeming; informal bursting/bulging at the seams, full to the gunwales, jam packed Ant:… … Thesaurus of popular words
overcrowded — [ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪd] adj containing too many people or things overcrowded schools[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
overcrowded — adjective Containing too many occupants for an area of its size … Wiktionary
overcrowded — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. populous, jam packed, teeming. See multitude. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. congested, overbuilt, overpopulated; see full 1 … English dictionary for students
overcrowded — o|ver|crowd|ed [ ,ouvər kraudəd ] adjective containing too many people or things … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
