Definition of "overcrowd" []

• To cause to be excessively crowded: a system of consolidation that only overcrowded the classrooms. (verb-transitive)
• To crowd together excessively. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "They do not "overcrowd" and their value in the workplace is not any less than their male colleagues."
• "When cooking them, Ms. Lo advises home cooks not to overcrowd the pan and to make sure the pan is quite hot."
• "If need be, cook scallops in batches so as not to overcrowd the pan."