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foule — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crowd noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
  • drove noun A herd of animals being driven together, or a large moving crowd of people.
  • mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
  • rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
  • throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.

Senses

foule is used for these senses in English:

  • drove (figuratively, by extension, usually, in the plural) A large number of people on the move.
  • mob (Australian Aboriginal) A group of Aboriginal people associated with an extended family group, clan group or wider community group, from a particular place or country.
  • rabble A mob; a disorderly crowd. [from late 14th c.]
  • throng A group of people crowded or gathered closely together.

crowd — full definition

  1. noun A large number of people gathered closely together.
  2. noun A particular social group someone belongs to or hangs out with.
  3. verb To push or press together into a small space.

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