huddle

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A dense and disorderly crowd.
2. 2
   A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another.
3. 3
   A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another: A session in which a group of journalists assemble in an informal, dense cluster to question a person of interest.
4. 4
   A small group of individuals in very close proximity to one another: A brief meeting of all the players from one team that are on the field with the purpose of planning the following play.
5. 5
   A hesitation during play to think about one's next move.

Verb

1. 1
   To crowd together.
2. 2
   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.
3. 3
   To get together and discuss a topic.
4. 4
   To form a huddle.
5. 5
   To crowd (things) together; to mingle confusedly; to assemble without order or system.
6. 6
   To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do imperfectly; usually with a following preposition or adverb (huddle on, huddle up, huddle together).
7. 7
   To hesitate during play while thinking about one's next move.

Adjective

1. 1
   Huddled, confused, congested.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as a patronymic.