noun. A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals.

noun. A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play.

noun. A small private conference or meeting.

intransitive verb. To crowd together, as from cold or fear.

intransitive verb. To draw or curl one's limbs close to one's body; crouch.

intransitive verb. To gather in a huddle.

intransitive verb. To gather together for conference or consultation.

intransitive verb. To cause to crowd together.

intransitive verb. To draw (oneself) together in a crouch.

intransitive verb. To arrange, do, or make hastily or carelessly.

noun. A number of persons or things thrown together without rule or order; a confused crowd or cluster; a jumble.

noun. A winning cast at shovel-board.

noun. An old decrepit person.

noun. A list.

Confused; jumbled.

In disorder; confusedly.

To throw together in confusion; crowd together without order.

To perform in haste and disorder; put together or produce in a hurried manner: often with up, over, or together.

To put on in haste and disorder, as clothes: usually with on.

To hush (up).

To embrace.

To crowd; press together promiscuously; press or hurry in disorder.

In the University of Cambridge, to keep an act in a perfunctory manner, requiring no study, in order that the necessary oath may be taken.

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

transitive verb. To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or adverb

noun. A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a confused manner; tumult; confusion.

intransitive verb. To press together promiscuously, from confusion, apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to press or hurry in disorder; to crowd.

noun. a dense and disorderly crowd

noun. a brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.

verb. to crowd together as when distressed or in fear

verb. 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

verb. To get together and discuss

verb. to form a huddle.

verb. crowd or draw together

noun. (informal) a quick private conference

verb. crouch or curl up

noun. a disorganized and densely packed crowd

"Football fans will perhaps be pleased to know that the word huddle, from a Germanic verb to do with “crowding together” could it come from a primeval idea of a group hiding from animals or people, or protecting someone or something from being found or seen by others?"

huddle upon huddle  

huddled  huddling  

bend  bow  clump  cluster  conference  

Udell  befuddle  cuddle  muddle  puddle  

jumble  semicircle  

around  assemble  ataxia  audience  bargaining  

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