crowd
noun
a large number of things or people considered together
“a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers”
an informal body of friends
“he still hangs out with the same crowd”
verb
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
“We herded the children into a spare classroom”
Synonymsherdfill or occupy to the point of overflowing
“The students crowded the auditorium”
to gather together in large numbers
“men in straw boaters and waxed mustaches crowded the verandah”
Synonymscrowd togetherapproach a certain age or speed
“She is pushing fifty”
Synonymspush
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University