overcrowding

«overcrowding» in Mova's school dictionary: The state of having too many people or things in one… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (overcrowding, uncountable); also the -ing form of the verb overcrowd

meaning for a pupil

1) The state of having too many people or things in one place, so that it is too full. tree →

2) The act of putting too many people or things into a place. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and history lessons, overcrowding in cities, slums, ships and prisons leads to disease, poor living and unhappiness. In science, overcrowding of plants or animals means they fight for food, water and light. In safety talk, overcrowding at concerts or stations can cause crushes. Phrases: overcrowding in schools, cause overcrowding, reduce overcrowding.

examples

• Overcrowding in the old city spread disease quickly. tree →
• The zoo moved some monkeys to stop overcrowding. tree →
• Overcrowding on the trains is worst at rush hour. tree →
• The new school was built to end overcrowding in the old one. tree →
• Thinning out the carrots stops overcrowding. tree →
• Victorian families often lived in overcrowding, eight people in one room. tree →

note

Uncountable: you say "overcrowding", not "an overcrowding" or "overcrowdings". In maths, overcrowding means number of people > space or places; for example 40 pupils in a room for 30 is 10 too many, or one third more than planned.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «overcrowding» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.