apiñar

Definitions of apiñar
  1. verb
    crowd or pack to capacity
    synonyms: abarrotar, apretar, apretujar, embutir, empacar, meter, rellenar
  2. verb
    to gather together in large numbers
    synonyms: agolparse, meter
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    amontonarse, concentrarse, juntarse en masa
    join together into a mass or collect or form a mass
    hormiguear, salir en tropel
    move in large numbers
    apiñarse, atestar, llenar
    press tightly together or cram
    agobiar, empujar, estrujar
    crowd closely
    type of:
    agruparse, amontonarse, congregarse, encontrarse, juntarse, reunirse
    collect in one place
  3. verb
    cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
    synonyms: agolparse, meter
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    type of:
    desplazar, mover
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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