Collocations for crowd - noun

big, bumper, capacity, good, great, huge, large, massive, record, sell-out, vast
The show played to capacity crowds.

small | gathering, growing | assembled
The president read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd.

jostling, madding, milling, surging
We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests.

admiring, appreciative, cheering, enthusiastic, excited, expectant | angry, hostile, partisan | rush-hour | motley
the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers and pigeons

football, theatre | home (at a football match)

attract, draw, pull (in)
Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds.

break up, disperse
Police were called to disperse the crowd.

control | address, play to | join, mingle with

assemble, collect, gather
An expectant crowd gathered outside his house.

grow, swell
The crowd grew to over 15,000.

flock, mill, throng
Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather. | A crowd thronged around the wounded man.

disperse, melt away, thin out
After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed.

cheer, roar | boo, hiss, jeer | line the street
Crowds lined the streets of the city as the president''s car approached.

among a/the ~
A bewildered child was wandering among the crowd.

in a/the ~
I saw some familiar faces in the crowd.

through a/the ~
She fought her way through the crowd.

~ of
a big crowd of football supporters

control

the back/front/middle of a crowd 2 the crowd
ordinary people

be one of, follow
She''s happy to follow the crowd.

stand out from
We all like to think we stand out from the crowd (= are different from other people).