HUDDLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does huddle mean?
• HUDDLE (noun)
The noun HUDDLE has 2 senses:
1. (informal) a quick private conference
2. a disorganized and densely packed crowd
Familiarity information: HUDDLE used as a noun is rare.
• HUDDLE (verb)
The verb HUDDLE has 2 senses:
1. crowd or draw together
2. crouch or curl up
Familiarity information: HUDDLE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• HUDDLE (noun)
Meaning:
(informal) a quick private conference
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
huddle; powwow
Hypernyms ("huddle" is a kind of...):
conference; group discussion (a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic)
Meronyms (members of "huddle"):
huddler (a member of a huddle)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Meaning:
A disorganized and densely packed crowd
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Context example:
a huddle of frightened women
Hypernyms ("huddle" is a kind of...):
crowd (a large number of things or people considered together)
Meronyms (members of "huddle"):
huddler (a member of a huddle)
• HUDDLE (verb)
Meaning:
Crowd or draw together
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
huddle; huddle together
Context example:
let's huddle together--it's cold!
Hypernyms (to "huddle" is one way to...):
clump; cluster; constellate; flock (come together as in a cluster or flock)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sentence example:
The crowds huddle in the streets
Meaning:
Crouch or curl up
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
cower; huddle
Context example:
They huddled outside in the rain
Hypernyms (to "huddle" is one way to...):
bend; bow; crouch; stoop (bend one's back forward from the waist on down)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
