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Meaning
Noun
●
A large number of
insects
, especially when in
motion
or (for
bees
)
migrating
to a new colony.
●
A
mass
of people,
animals
or things in
motion
or turmoil.
●
In Computing:
A group of
nodes
sharing
the same
torrent
in a BitTorrent network.
Verb
●
To
move
as a swarm.
●
To
teem
, or be
overrun
with
insects
, people, etc.
●
To
fill
a place as a swarm.
●
To
overwhelm
as by an
opposing
army.
●
To
climb
by
gripping
with
arms and legs
alternately.
●
To
breed
multitudes.
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Origin
swarm
English
swarm
Middle English (1100-1500)
swearm
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
swarmen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Horde
Flock
Throng
Hive
Herd
Mob
Gaggle
Nest
Cluster
Barrage
Stampede
Group
Wave
Crowd
Vector
Particle
Locust
Pso
Ambush
Uav
Algorithm
Clustering
Predator
Infest
Clump
Ant
Network
Burrow
Ants
Roar
Node
Attack
Metaheuristic
Circle
Roam
Scurry
Scramble
Mosquito
Drone
Swoop
Set
Move
Flood
Nodes
Pod
Robot
Legion
Fly
Wander
Fleet
Forage
Conga Line
Tidal Wave
Genetic Algorithm
Neural Network
More
Rhymes
Warm
Form
Swarm
Storm
Inform
Aswarm
Formed
Reform
Reform
Conform
Perform
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