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huddle
[ huhd-l ]
verb (used without object)
- to gather or crowd together in a close mass.
- to crouch, curl up, or draw oneself together.
- Football. to get together in a huddle.
- to confer or consult; meet to discuss, exchange ideas, or make a decision.
verb (used with object)
- to heap or crowd together closely.
- to draw (oneself ) closely together, as in crouching; nestle (often followed by up ).
- Chiefly British. to do hastily and carelessly (often followed by up, over, or together ).
- to put on (clothes) with careless haste (often followed by on ).
noun
- a closely gathered group, mass, or heap; bunch.
- Football. a gathering of the offensive team in a close circle or line behind the line of scrimmage for instructions, signals, etc., from the team captain or quarterback, usually held before each offensive play.
- a conference, or consultation, especially a private meeting to discuss serious matters:
The labor representatives have been in a huddle for two hours.
- confusion or disorder.
huddle
/ ˈʌə /
noun
- a heaped or crowded mass of people or things
- informal.a private or impromptu conference (esp in the phrase go into a huddle )
verb
- to crowd or cause to crowd or nestle closely together
- often foll by up to draw or hunch (oneself), as through cold
- informal.intr to meet and confer privately
- tr to do (something) in a careless way
- rare.tr to put on (clothes) hurriedly
Derived Forms
- ˈܻ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܻd noun
- ܻdԲ· adverb
- ܲ·ܻd verb (used with object) unhuddled unhuddling
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of huddle1
Idioms and Phrases
see go into a huddle .Example Sentences
Declan Rice captured the mood and flagged up the danger signals in his final message as Arsenal gathered in a huddle before they faced the formidable challenge of Paris St-Germain.
"Every time we got in a huddle it gave that little bit of fuel."
At 7:01 p.m., a minute after the show is set to begin, the cast huddles backstage around their director, Mollie Lief, and their choreographer, Billy Rugh.
This is a disappointing outfit desperately in need of a field leader, a staunch huddle general who can command loyalty and model integrity and win the battles.
She was emotional at full-time, taking centre stage in the team huddle and delivering a passionate message to her team-mates.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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