Some common synonyms of crowd are crush, horde, mob, and throng. While all these words mean "an assembled multitude," crowd implies a close gathering and pressing together. Where would crush be a reasonable alternative to crowd? The words crush and crowd are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. More @Wikipedia
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