Overcrowd


[oh-ver-kroud] /ˌoʊ vərˈkraʊd/

verb (used with or without object)
1.
to to an uncomfortable or undesirable excess.
/ˌəʊvəˈkraʊd/
verb
1.
(transitive) to fill (a room, vehicle, city, etc) with more people or things than is desirable
v.

1766, from over- + crowd (v.). Related: Overcrowded; overcrowding.

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