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swarm

noun

  1. a large number of bees, led by a queen, leaving one hive for another to start a new colony
  2. a colony of bees in a hive
  3. a moving mass, crowd, or throng: a swarm of onlookers

intransitive verb

  1. to gather and fly off in a swarm: said of bees
  2. to move, collect, be present, etc. in large numbers; throng; abound
  3. to be filled or crowded; teem

transitive verb

to fill with a swarm; crowd; throng

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intransitive verb, transitive verb

to climb (a tree, mast, pole, etc.) using the hands and feet; shin (up)

See swarm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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