overcrowds
Packs beyond capacity
Overcrowds is the verb form of overcrowd, meaning to fill a space with too many people or things.
A venue overcrowds when it exceeds safe capacity.
A landlord overcrowds an apartment by cramming in too many tenants.
The ferry overcrowds during rush hour, leaving passengers standing in the aisles.
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- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
- logjamObstruction halting flow
throng · swarm · rush-hour · tailback · standstill · chokepoint · clog · blockage
Uncomfortably lacking space
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- tightFirmly stretched or fitting
- confinedKept within bounds
- restrictedLimited in scope
compact · narrow · compressed · claustrophobic · stifling · hemmed-in · close-quarters · stuffed
jam
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- gridlockComplete mutual obstruction
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- snarl-upTangled traffic situation
logjam · throng · swarm · rush-hour · tailback · standstill · chokepoint · clog · blockage · backup
cramped
Uncomfortably lacking space
restricted · compact · narrow · compressed · claustrophobic · stifling · hemmed-in · close-quarters · stuffed · crammed
overflow
Exceed capacity and spill
inundation · glut · saturation · swamping · overspill · brimming · bursting · exceeds · surpasses · overwhelms
overcrowdsempties
Drains or depleted containers
clears out · underfills · vacates · depopulates · clears
overcrowdsdisperses
Spreads widely apart
spreads out · scatters · separates · spaces out · distributes
- prison overcrowdingExcess inmates in facilities