present participle of crowd surf

Alternative form of flashcrowd / A large audience for a sporting event that is unexpected because of large numbers of game-day ticket sales rather than advance tickets. / A crowd that forms suddenly.

(cricket) A catch of a ball which was played into the ground near the batsman and bounced up to a fielder. Spectators who could not see from a distance that it was played into the ground may incorrectly think that the batsman is out.

(transitive, sometimes figuratively) To force to leave by crowding; to push out or away through strength of numbers.

(idiomatic) To conform to majority beliefs, opinions, or practices.

Synonym of play to the gallery

(nautical) To carry an unusual amount of sail in an attempt to accelerate the speed of a vessel.

(psychology) A branch of social psychology which is concerned with the behaviour and thought processes of individual crowd members and the crowd as a whole; a study of the dynamics within large groups of people and the nature of the relationship between the individual and society.

(transitive, intransitive) To push (someone or something) into an excessively small space; to pack tightly.

To engage in crowd surfing (being carried over the heads of a densely-packed crowd)