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Discover LudwigThe word "overcrowd" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a verb which means to fill with too many people or things. For example: The concert was overcrowded and people were pushing and shoving each other to get out of the venue.
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overcrowd
verb
To fill beyond desired limits, with people, animals, objects or information.
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Make sure you don't overcrowd the pan either; if the meat starts to steam in its own juices, it will never brown.
Do not overcrowd the pan as they will cook unevenly Black bean salsa This salsa has a very striking appearance.
Heat a non stick frying pan over a medium heat and drop in tablespoons of the batter, do not overcrowd in the pan.
The project, between 59th and 61st Streets along the Hudson River, recently won a key approval from the City Planning Commission despite complaints that its five residential buildings — with nearly 3,000 housing units on eight acres — would overcrowd schools, become an enclave for the wealthy, and skimp on retail space.
(Be careful not to overcrowd them in the pan).
Do not overcrowd the pan; you may need to do this in batches.
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The high number of casualties raised speculation that the ship had been overcrowded and possibly did not have enough safety equipment for everyone on board.
Irvine, who was travelling to Paddington after spending Christmas with family in Bristol, said: "It is dangerously overcrowded.
Travellers were told to use Finsbury Park instead, but there were chaotic scenes at the north London station which was temporarily closed owing to overcrowding.
Is he familiar with the problem of overcrowding in hospital emergency rooms?
Overcrowding in ERs and hospitals disproportionately affects minorities and low-income families.
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