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huddle

[ huhd-l ]

verb (used without object)

huddled, huddling.
  1. to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
  2. to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together.
  3. Football. to get together in a huddle.
  4. to confer or consult; meet to discuss, exchange ideas, or make a decision.


verb (used with object)

huddled, huddling.
  1. to heap or crowd together closely.
  2. to draw (oneself鈥) closely together, as in crouching; nestle (often followed by up ).
  3. Chiefly British. to do hastily and carelessly (often followed by up, over, or together ).
  4. to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often followed by on ).

noun

  1. a closely gathered group, mass, or heap; bunch.
  2. Football. a gathering of the offensive team in a close circle or line behind the line of scrimmage for instructions, signals, etc., from the team captain or quarterback, usually held before each offensive play.
  3. a conference, or consultation, especially a private meeting to discuss serious matters:

    The labor representatives have been in a huddle for two hours.

  4. confusion or disorder.

huddle

/ 藞丑蕦诲蓹濒 /

noun

  1. a heaped or crowded mass of people or things
  2. informal.
    a private or impromptu conference (esp in the phrase go into a huddle )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together
  2. often foll by up to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold
  3. informal.
    intr to meet and confer privately
  4. tr to do (something) in a careless way
  5. rare.
    tr to put on (clothes) hurriedly
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞丑耻诲诲濒别谤, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 丑耻诲顎僤濒别谤 noun
  • 丑耻诲顎僤濒颈苍驳路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍路丑耻诲顎僤濒别 verb (used with object) unhuddled unhuddling
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of huddle1

1570鈥80; hud- (weak grade of root found in hide 1 ) + -le; replacing Middle English hoder, equivalent to hod- (variant hud- ) + -er -er 6
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of huddle1

C16: of uncertain origin; compare Middle English hoderen to wrap up
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Idioms and Phrases

see go into a huddle .
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Example Sentences

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At 7:01 p.m., a minute after the show is set to begin, the cast huddles backstage around their director, Mollie Lief, and their choreographer, Billy Rugh.

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This is a disappointing outfit desperately in need of a field leader, a staunch huddle general who can command loyalty and model integrity and win the battles.

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She was emotional at full-time, taking centre stage in the team huddle and delivering a passionate message to her team-mates.

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On a typical night, crowds huddle around the vendors, and even homeless people drop by to get discounted meals.

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He had to have felt it after walking off the court in the fourth quarter, the crowd and his teammates all chanting his name as the Lakers鈥 huddle bounced with excitement.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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