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Swarm

  1. Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites.
  2. To breed multitudes.
  3. To crowd or throng.
  4. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; -- said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in summer.
  5. A large number or mass of small animals or insects, especially when in motion.
  6. To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the arms and legs alternately. See Shin.
  7. To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings in motion.
  8. To abound; to be filled (with).
  9. Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive.
  10. To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to congregate in a multitude.

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