Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - throng
Throng
throng
n. & v. --n. 1 a crowd of people. 2 (often foll. by of) a multitude, esp. in a small space. --v. 1 intr. come in great numbers (crowds thronged to the stadium). 2 tr. flock into or crowd round; fill with or as with a crowd (crowds thronged the streets). Etymology: ME thrang, throng, OE gethrang, f. verbal stem thring- thrang-
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English thrang, ~, from Old English thrang, gethrang; akin to Old English thringan to press, crowd, Old High German dringan, Lithuanian trenkti to jolt Date: before 12th century 1. a multitude of assembled persons, a large number ; host, 2. a crowding together of many persons, a pressing increase of activity , see: crowd II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 14th century transitive verb to crowd upon ; press , to crowd into ; pack , intransitive verb to crowd together in great numbers ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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