Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - huddle

~1 v huddled, huddling 1 also huddle together/up if a group of people huddle together, they gather closely together in a group, especially because they are cold or frightened  (A few diehard football fans huddled together in the rain waiting for tickets) 2 to lie or sit with your arms and legs close to your body because you are cold or frightened  (I jumped in bed and huddled under the blankets.) ~2 n 1 a group of people standing or sitting close together, or a group of things placed together in a confused way + of  (a huddle of straw huts) 2 a group of players in American football who gather around one player who tells them the plan for the next part of the game 3 get/go into a huddle to form a small group away from other people in order to discuss something