Look up: swarm

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   swarm
   [n] - a group of insects
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   Swarm
   Swarm intransitive verb [ Confer Swerve .] To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin . [ Colloq.] « At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it.» W. Coxe.
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   Swarm
   Swarm noun [ Middle English swarm , Anglo-Saxon swearm ; akin to Dutch zwerm , German schwarm , Old High German swaram , Icelandic svarmr a tumult, Swedish svärm a swarm, Danish sværm , and German schwirren to whiz, to buzz, Sanskrit svar to sound, and perhaps to English swear . √177. Confer Swerve , ...
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   Swarm
   Swarm intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Swarmed ; present participle & verbal noun Swarming .] 1. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer. 2. To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitu ...
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   Swarm
   Swarm transitive verb To crowd or throng. Fanshawe.
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   swarm
   To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin. 'At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for those who could swarm up and seize it.' (W. Coxe) ... Origin: Cf. Swerve. ... 1. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer.
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   swarm
   cloud noun a group of many insects; `a swarm of insects obscured the light`; `a cloud of butterflies`
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   Swarm
   The term `swarm` (`schooling`, `swarming` or `flocking`) is applied to fish, insects, birds and microorganisms, such as bacteria, and describes a behavior of an aggregation (school) of animals of similar size and body orientation, generally cruising in the same direction. Swarming of honey bees is a more specific term, referring to the reproductive action of an entire colony of bees (as opposed to the reproduction of single bees); see Queen bee ...
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   SWARM
   The `SWARM Remote Weapon System` (Stabilised Weapon And Reconnaissance Mount) is a fully armored remote weapon system designed and built by the Thales Group in Glasgow, Scotland. The SWARM system consists of two main assemblies: the Gun Processing and Interface Unit (GPIU), which is operated inside the vehicle, and the external Weapon and Sensor Platform (WASP). It can fire a variety of weapons, and utilize multiple sensors. On the US Marine Corp...
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    Swarm
    • (v. i.) To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion. • (v. i.) To breed multitudes. • (v. i.) To abound; to be filled (with). • (v. i.) To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin. • (v. t.) To crowd or throng. • (v. i.) To appear or collect ...
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    Swarm
    the aggregate of worker bees, drones, and usually the old queen that leaves the parent colony to establish a new colony.
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    swarm
    
    1. a moving crowd
    2. a group of insects
    
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