swarm

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. swarm¹ (swôrm)n.
1. A large number of insects or other small organisms, especially when in motion.
2. A group of bees with a queen bee in migration to establish a new colony. See Synonyms at flock¹.
3. An aggregation of persons or animals, especially when in turmoil or moving in mass:
A swarm of friends congratulated him.
4. A number of similar geologic phenomena or features occurring closely within a given period or place:
a swarm of earthquakes.v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarmsv. intr.
1.
a. To move or emerge in a swarm.
b. To leave a hive as a swarm. Used of bees.
2. To move or gather in large numbers.
3. To be overrun; teem:
a riverbank swarming with insects.
See Synonyms at teem¹.v. tr.
To fill with a crowd:
sailors swarming the ship's deck. [Middle English, group of bees, from Old English swearm.] swarmʹer n. II. swarm² (swôrm)v. swarmed, swarm·ing, swarmsv. intr.
To climb by gripping with the arms and legs.v. tr.
To climb (something) in this manner. [Origin unknown.]

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cloud, drove, horde, pour, stream, teem, pullulate