o‧ver‧crowd‧ing /ˌəʊvəˈkraʊdɪŋ $ ˌoʊvər-/
noun [uncountable] [
Word Family: noun:
crowd,
overcrowding;
adjective:
crowded,
overcrowded;
verb:
crowd]
when there are too many people or things in one place
relieve/ease/reduce overcrowding
There are plans to relieve overcrowding in the village. the prison’s chronic overcrowding problem [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲