Overcrowded
adjective
Having too many people or things in one place.
The bus was overcrowded and we had to stand most of the journey.
Often appears as...
- overcrowded train
- overcrowded classroom
verb
To put too many people or things into a space that is too small.
The city has been overcrowded with tourists throughout the summer.
Often appears as...
- overcrowded with tourists
- overcrowded the room
adjective
Having too many people or things in one place.
The bus was overcrowded and we had to stand most of the journey.
Often appears as...
- overcrowded train
- overcrowded classroom
verb
To put too many people or things into a space that is too small.
The city has been overcrowded with tourists throughout the summer.
Often appears as...
- overcrowded with tourists
- overcrowded the room
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Space
Focuses on limited physical space affecting comfort and function.
The overcrowded classroom made it hard to focus on the lesson.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Feeling
Carries a negative tone suggesting discomfort or stress.
Feeling claustrophobic, he left the overcrowded party.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Context
Used in contexts such as public transport, living spaces, or events.
She avoids the overcrowded subway during rush hour.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Space
Focuses on limited physical space affecting comfort and function.
The overcrowded classroom made it hard to focus on the lesson.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Feeling
Carries a negative tone suggesting discomfort or stress.
Feeling claustrophobic, he left the overcrowded party.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Context
Used in contexts such as public transport, living spaces, or events.
She avoids the overcrowded subway during rush hour.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Space
Focuses on limited physical space affecting comfort and function.
The overcrowded classroom made it hard to focus on the lesson.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Feeling
Carries a negative tone suggesting discomfort or stress.
Feeling claustrophobic, he left the overcrowded party.
Pro Tip 3/3Situational Context
Used in contexts such as public transport, living spaces, or events.
She avoids the overcrowded subway during rush hour.
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It's a really common tactic that's used worldwide when politicians want to posture as tough on crime but don't actually want to change the status quo. And research shows it backfires all over the world. If you throw a lot of low-level offenders into jails, usually already overcrowded jails,
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What happens to people...
when it has state-of-the-art technology and gleaming floors, not overcrowded cells and decrepit facilities, it's harder to believe that torture happens there. But it's important to entertain the idea that, sometimes, this too is what torture looks like. As a civil rights lawyer,
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Refugees have the right...
that it doesn't make sense anymore to make a distinction between humanitarian aid and development aid or development processes. Because you are talking about children in school, you are talking about health, you are talking about infrastructure that is overcrowded.
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How health workers are...
as far as looking at building emergency health centers and creating these spaces at this time and as we're seeing that hospitals are overcrowded throughout the country the world you know I guess how how long before we get to a point where
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Gaming to re-engage boys...
poor if you happen to exist in an overcrowded school alright and if you are a boy you're four times as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder now there is another side to this and it is important
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Who occupies US prisons?...
that's be billion dollars on incarcerated people in state and local jails and prisons that's usually the second highest item in state budgets so we spend an absolute fortune on this and all of our jails are overcrowded 2/3 of
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When Cities Were...
or tenements they were small and rarely had windows so there was no light or ventilation houses are overcrowded they're working in factories that breathing on one another that contaminating one another with their
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A Belly Full of Cocaine...
And then he said, right, get in there. And you're going to sleep on that floor there. There's people everywhere. It was overcrowded. It was like, it's inhumane living conditions.
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Raw Sewage Ooze PIPE...
overcrowded hospitals are flooded with patients suffering from diseases rarely seen here for a century cholera typhoid fever all caused by polluted water
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Can you solve the riddle...
Maybe the fates got clumsy. Maybe Poseidon had one of his angry days. However it happened, the underworld is overcrowded,
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A path to security for...
It's a really common tactic that's used worldwide when politicians want to posture as tough on crime but don't actually want to change the status quo. And research shows it backfires all over the world. If you throw a lot of low-level offenders into jails, usually already overcrowded jails,
Video examples
What happens to people...
when it has state-of-the-art technology and gleaming floors, not overcrowded cells and decrepit facilities, it's harder to believe that torture happens there. But it's important to entertain the idea that, sometimes, this too is what torture looks like. As a civil rights lawyer,
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Refugees have the right...
that it doesn't make sense anymore to make a distinction between humanitarian aid and development aid or development processes. Because you are talking about children in school, you are talking about health, you are talking about infrastructure that is overcrowded.
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How health workers are...
as far as looking at building emergency health centers and creating these spaces at this time and as we're seeing that hospitals are overcrowded throughout the country the world you know I guess how how long before we get to a point where
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Gaming to re-engage boys...
poor if you happen to exist in an overcrowded school alright and if you are a boy you're four times as likely to be diagnosed with ADHD attention deficit hyperactivity disorder now there is another side to this and it is important
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Who occupies US prisons?...
that's be billion dollars on incarcerated people in state and local jails and prisons that's usually the second highest item in state budgets so we spend an absolute fortune on this and all of our jails are overcrowded 2/3 of
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When Cities Were...
or tenements they were small and rarely had windows so there was no light or ventilation houses are overcrowded they're working in factories that breathing on one another that contaminating one another with their
Video examples
A Belly Full of Cocaine...
And then he said, right, get in there. And you're going to sleep on that floor there. There's people everywhere. It was overcrowded. It was like, it's inhumane living conditions.
Video examples
Raw Sewage Ooze PIPE...
overcrowded hospitals are flooded with patients suffering from diseases rarely seen here for a century cholera typhoid fever all caused by polluted water
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Can you solve the riddle...
Maybe the fates got clumsy. Maybe Poseidon had one of his angry days. However it happened, the underworld is overcrowded,
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American Poet
You begin to see that all of these things are connected: The kind of cuts that mean less environmental protection are also the kind of cuts that mean less musical education for the schools and that also mean more overcrowded schools.
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Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.
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Fannie Hurst
American Writer
Few enjoy noisy overcrowded functions. But they are a gesture of goodwill on the part of host or hostess, and also on the part of guests who submit to them.
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Owen Jones
British Journalist
Poverty damages the educational potential of children, whether through stress or poor diet, while overcrowded, poor-quality housing has the same impact too.
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David Lidington
British Politician
Prison conditions in some parts of the world can be very poor, overcrowded and, in some cases, dangerous and sentences can be much tougher than in the U.K.
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Noel Gallagher
English Musician
Why is the rest of the world so overcrowded? Nobody lives in America! We're all squashed up on top of each other in London.
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Pim Fortuyn
Dutch Politician
We are already overcrowded. There's no more room, and we must shut the borders.
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Anthony Lewis
American Journalist
Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.
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Robert Hass
American Poet
You begin to see that all of these things are connected: The kind of cuts that mean less environmental protection are also the kind of cuts that mean less musical education for the schools and that also mean more overcrowded schools.
Quote examples
Joseph Morgan
English Actor
The Vampire Diaries' is a great show, but it's on the verge of being overcrowded. The amount of characters, a lot of them don't get screen time because there's so much to put in, and it has to center around the love triangle.
Quote examples
Zach Wamp
American Politician
Failure to properly control our borders costs citizens in many ways: schools become overcrowded, medical resources are stretched too thin, other government services are overtaxed, and taxes increase further.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
We are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. We cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on a small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet.
Quote examples
Fannie Hurst
American Writer
Few enjoy noisy overcrowded functions. But they are a gesture of goodwill on the part of host or hostess, and also on the part of guests who submit to them.
Quote examples
Owen Jones
British Journalist
Poverty damages the educational potential of children, whether through stress or poor diet, while overcrowded, poor-quality housing has the same impact too.
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David Lidington
British Politician
Prison conditions in some parts of the world can be very poor, overcrowded and, in some cases, dangerous and sentences can be much tougher than in the U.K.
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Noel Gallagher
English Musician
Why is the rest of the world so overcrowded? Nobody lives in America! We're all squashed up on top of each other in London.
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Pim Fortuyn
Dutch Politician
We are already overcrowded. There's no more room, and we must shut the borders.
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Anthony Lewis
American Journalist
Desperation is a fact of life in many poor, overcrowded countries.
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