swarm

1. v. i. To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin. Source: opted

2. n. A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion. Source: opted

3. n. Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive. Source: opted

4. n. Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites. Source: opted

5. v. i. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer. Source: opted

6. v. i. To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitude. Source: opted

7. v. i. To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion. Source: opted

8. v. i. To abound; to be filled (with). Source: opted

9. v. i. To breed multitudes. Source: opted

10. v. t. To crowd or throng. Source: opted

11. n. a moving crowd Source: wordnet

12. n. a group of many things in the air or on the ground Source: wordnet

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