swarm

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.

   “[…] reſtleſs thoughts, that like a deadly ſwarm / Of Hornets arm'd […] ruſh upon me thronging,”

2. isim A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.

   “a swarm of meteorites”

3. isim A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
4. isim A number of small earthquakes (or other seismic events) occurring, with no clear cause, in a specific area within a relatively short space of time.

   “Earthquakes were another concern, particularly after swarms were felt in Oklahoma.”

5. fiil To move as a swarm.

   “There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors.”

6. fiil To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.

   “Every place swarming with soldiers.”

7. fiil To fill a place as a swarm.

   “All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to run riot through the train. Their behaviour is appalling and the presence of CCTV no deterrent.”

8. fiil To overwhelm as by an opposing army.
9. fiil To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately.

   “At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it.”

10. fiil To breed multitudes.

    “Not ſo thick ſwarm'd once the Soil / Bedropt with blood of Gorgon,”