crowd out
crowd out verb: to force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers.
Verb
crowd out (third-person singular simple present crowds out, present participle crowding out, simple past and past participle crowded out)
- To force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers.
- Moreover, acknowledgements got crowded out of last month's article, so that a double list has to be printed this month, and one of the longest on record.1956 December, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 854
- Gary Neville, the former Manchester United and England right-back, has acknowledged that, were he starting his career today, he would probably have found himself crowded out of the Old Trafford first-team picture by overseas imports.20 August 2013, Louise Taylor, “English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing”, in The Guardian
Forms of crowd out
| third-person singular present | crowds out |
|---|---|
| present participle | crowding out |
| past participle | crowded out |
| past | crowded out |
Questions about crowd out
- What does crowd out mean?
- Crowd out means to force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers.
- What part of speech is crowd out?
- Crowd out is a verb.
- What is the past tense of crowd out?
- The past tense of crowd out is crowded out.
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