English Dictionary

huddle

/ˈhʌdəl/

verb

(intransitive) To crowd together. / (intransitive) To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb.

The students huddle together to keep warm.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To crowd together.

During all these operations the apes who had entered sat huddled near the door watching their chief, while those outside strained and crowded to catch a glimpse of what transpired within.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To curl one's legs up to the chest and keep one's arms close to the torso; to crouch; to assume a position similar to that of an embryo in the womb.

意味（3）

To get together and discuss a topic.

George Hirsch, chairman of the board of Road Runners, said officials huddled all day Friday, hoping to devise an alternate race. They considered replacing the marathon with a race that would comprise the final 10 miles of marathon, starting at the base of the Queensboro 59th Street Bridge on the Manhattan side. But that was not deemed plausible, Mr. Hirsch said.

意味（4）

(intransitive, American football) To form a huddle.

意味（5）

(transitive) To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system.

Our adversary, huddling several suppositions together, […] makes a medley and confusion.

意味（6）

(transitive) To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; usually with a following preposition or adverb (huddle on, huddle up, huddle together).

Huddle up a peace.

意味（7）

(bridge, intransitive) To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move.