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толпа́ — meaning in English

tolpa

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English meaning

  • concourse noun A large open area inside or in front of a building, especially one linking routes such as platforms in a station or terminal.
  • 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.
  • flock noun A group of birds, sheep, or other animals gathered or travelling together.
  • gaggle noun A flock of geese, especially on the ground rather than in flight.
  • herd noun A large group of animals of one kind that live, feed, or move together.
  • huddle noun A small group of people or things gathered closely together.
  • mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
  • populace noun The ordinary people of a country or region as a whole.
  • rabble noun A disorderly, unruly crowd of people.
  • rout noun A crushing, disorganized defeat.
  • swarm noun A large group of insects, especially bees, moving or migrating together.
  • throng noun A large, densely packed crowd of people.

Senses

толпа́ is used for these senses in English:

  • concourse A large group of people; a crowd.
  • crowd (with definite article) The so-called lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar.
  • drove (figuratively, by extension, usually, in the plural) A large number of people on the move.
  • flock A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
  • gaggle (by extension) Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic.
  • herd (now, usually, pejorative) A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. [from 15th c.]
  • huddle (obsolete) A dense and disorderly crowd.
  • 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.

concourse — full definition

  1. noun A large open area inside or in front of a building, especially one linking routes such as platforms in a station or terminal.
  2. noun A large crowd of people gathered 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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