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swarm

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Noun

  1. A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
  2. A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
  3. A group of nodes sharing the same torrent in a BitTorrent network.
  4. 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.

Verb

  1. To move as a swarm.
  2. To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
  3. To fill a place as a swarm.
  4. To overwhelm as by an opposing army.
  5. To climb by gripping with arms and legs alternately.
  6. To breed multitudes.

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