Collocations for crowd - noun
1. large number of people in one place
ADJECTIVE
big,
bumper (BrE),
capacity,
enormous,
good,
great,
huge,
large,
massive,
packed,
record,
sell-out,
vast
The show played to capacity crowds.
The show played to capacity crowds.
small
gathering, growing
assembled
The president read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd.
gathering, growing
assembled
The president read a declaration to a vast assembled crowd.
entire,
whole
jostling, milling, surging
We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests.
jostling, milling, surging
We pushed our way through the milling crowds of guests.
noisy
admiring, adoring, appreciative, cheering, enthusiastic, excited, expectant
angry, hostile, partisan
rush-hour (esp. BrE)
diverse, motley (esp. BrE)
the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers and pigeons
admiring, adoring, appreciative, cheering, enthusiastic, excited, expectant
angry, hostile, partisan
rush-hour (esp. BrE)
diverse, motley (esp. BrE)
the usual motley crowd of tourists, hawkers and pigeons
football,
theatre/theater
home, hometown (= at a sports game)
home, hometown (= at a sports game)
VERB + crowd
attract,
bring,
bring in,
draw,
gather,
get,
pull,
pull in
Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds.
Boxing is a sport that always attracts large crowds.
break up,
disperse
Police were called to disperse the crowd.
Police were called to disperse the crowd.
control
address, entertain, play to, work
join, mingle with
avoid
If you want to avoid the crowds, get there early.
address, entertain, play to, work
join, mingle with
avoid
If you want to avoid the crowds, get there early.
face
scan, search, watch
get lost in
She was afraid she might get lost in the crowd.
scan, search, watch
get lost in
She was afraid she might get lost in the crowd.
crowd + VERB
assemble,
collect,
gather
An expectant crowd gathered outside his house.
An expectant crowd gathered outside his house.
grow,
swell
The crowd grew to over 15 000.
The crowd grew to over 15 000.
rush
The crowd rushed forward.
The crowd rushed forward.
flock,
mill,
throng sth,
throng around sb/sth
Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather.
crowds thronging the streets of Rio
A crowd thronged around the wounded man.
Crowds have been flocking to the beaches in this hot weather.
crowds thronging the streets of Rio
A crowd thronged around the wounded man.
disperse,
melt away,
thin out
After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed.
After the ambulance drove off, the crowd dispersed.
part
chant, cheer, erupt, roar, scream
boo, hiss, jeer
line the street
Crowds lined the streets of the city as the president's car approached.
chant, cheer, erupt, roar, scream
boo, hiss, jeer
line the street
Crowds lined the streets of the city as the president's car approached.
crowd + NOUN
control
favourite/favorite
She didn't win but she was clearly the crowd favourite/favorite.
favourite/favorite
She didn't win but she was clearly the crowd favourite/favorite.
noise
scene
scene
PREPOSITION
among a/the crowd
A bewildered child was wandering among the crowd.
A bewildered child was wandering among the crowd.
in a/the crowd
I saw some familiar faces in the crowd.
I saw some familiar faces in the crowd.
through a/the crowd
She fought her way through the crowd.
She fought her way through the crowd.
crowd of
a big crowd of football supporters
a big crowd of football supporters
2. (the crowd) ordinary people
VERB + the crowd
be one of,
follow
She's happy to follow the crowd.
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).
We all like to think we stand out from the crowd (= are different from other people).