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• overcrowding — o|ver|crowd|ing [ˌəuvəˈkraudıŋ US ˌouvər ] n [U] when there are too many people or things in one place relieve/ease/reduce overcrowding ▪ There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village. ▪ the prison s chronic overcrowding problem …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• overcrowding — [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)kra͟ʊdɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT If there is a problem of overcrowding, there are more people living in a place than it was designed for. Students were protesting at overcrowding in the university hostels. ...overcrowding and lack of… …   English dictionary

• overcrowding — noun The action or event of a space having more occupants than that space can accommodate …   Wiktionary

• overcrowding — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. overpopulation, overbuilding, population explosion; see congestion …   English dictionary for students

• overcrowding — o|ver|crowd|ing [ ,ouvər kraudıŋ ] noun uncount unpleasant conditions caused by too many people or things being in the same place …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• overcrowding — n. state of being overcrowded; act of excessively fillingv. crowd excessively; flood, overflow, jam …   English contemporary dictionary

• overcrowding — noun (U) the condition of living or working too close together, with too many people in a small space …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• overcrowding — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈkraʊdɪŋ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈkraʊdɪŋ] noun [uncountable] unpleasant conditions caused by too many people or things being in the same place …   English dictionary

• overcrowding — [ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪŋ] noun [U] unpleasant conditions that are caused by too many people or things being in the same place …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• overcrowding — The act of a carrier in putting too many passengers in a conveyance …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• OVERCROWDING — …   Useful english dictionary