Crowd out
verb
To push or force something or someone out of a place or situation by taking up all the space or attention.
Younger players have crowded out many of the older ones from the team.
Often appears as...
- crowd out competition
- crowd out the market
verb
In economics, when government spending reduces investment or private spending.
The growing public debt is crowding out private investment.
Often appears as...
- crowd out private investment
- crowd out private sector
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To push or force something or someone out of a place or situation by taking up all the space or attention.
Younger players have crowded out many of the older ones from the team.
Often appears as...
- crowd out competition
- crowd out the market
verb
In economics, when government spending reduces investment or private spending.
The growing public debt is crowding out private investment.
Often appears as...
- crowd out private investment
- crowd out private sector
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Space
Used when talking about physically occupying too much space, making no room for others.
Her extensive shoe collection crowded out the entire closet space.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Attention
Refers to dominating the attention or focus, often in conversations or media.
The celebrity scandal crowded out all other news that day.
Pro Tip 3/3Exclusion Effect
Highlights the unintended side-effect of excluding others because of a dominant person or group.
The larger fish have crowded out the smaller ones from the feeding area.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Space
Used when talking about physically occupying too much space, making no room for others.
Her extensive shoe collection crowded out the entire closet space.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Attention
Refers to dominating the attention or focus, often in conversations or media.
The celebrity scandal crowded out all other news that day.
Pro Tip 3/3Exclusion Effect
Highlights the unintended side-effect of excluding others because of a dominant person or group.
The larger fish have crowded out the smaller ones from the feeding area.
Pro Tip 1/3Literal Space
Used when talking about physically occupying too much space, making no room for others.
Her extensive shoe collection crowded out the entire closet space.
Pro Tip 2/3Metaphorical Attention
Refers to dominating the attention or focus, often in conversations or media.
The celebrity scandal crowded out all other news that day.
Pro Tip 3/3Exclusion Effect
Highlights the unintended side-effect of excluding others because of a dominant person or group.
The larger fish have crowded out the smaller ones from the feeding area.
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