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crowd
verb- to put pressure on someone, to coerce someone US, 1828
- “I can tell just by you saying that that you like the guy.” “Sure, I like him. But don’t crowd me into making any other declarations. I’m not ready for them yet.” — Sara Paretsky, Guardian Angel, p. 401, 1992
- to verge on a specified age US, 1943
- I got my first guitar when I was fourteen / Now I’m crowding thirty and still wearing jeans. — Bob McDill, Amanda, 1973
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