CROWD OUT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does crowd out mean? 

• CROWD OUT (verb)
  The verb CROWD OUT has 1 sense:

1. press, force, or thrust out of a small space

  Familiarity information: CROWD OUT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CROWD OUT (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Press, force, or thrust out of a small space

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

crowd out; force out

Context example:

The weeds crowded out the flowers

Hypernyms (to "crowd out" is one way to...):

displace (cause to move, usually with force or pressure)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

 Context examples 

These cells crowd out the healthy blood cells, making it hard for blood to do its work.

(Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

But too much of this seaweed can crowd out marine species, especially near the coast.

(Satellites Find Biggest Seaweed Bloom in the World, NASA)