· a situation in which people or things are crowded together; "he didn't like the crowding on the beach"

Hypernym(s): situation, state_of_affairs

· cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; "We herded the children into a spare classroom"

Synonym(s): herd

Hypernym(s): move, displace

· fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; "The students crowded the auditorium"

Hypernym(s): occupy, fill

· to gather together in large numbers; "men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah"

Synonym(s): crowd_together

Hypernym(s): meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

· approach a certain age or speed; "She is pushing fifty"

Synonym(s): push

Hypernym(s): approach, near, come_on, go_up, draw_near, draw_close, come_near