n. A large number or body of insects or other small creatures, particularly when moving in a confused mass.n. Especially, a cluster or great number of honey-bees which emigrate from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the direction of a queen; also, a like body of bees settled permanently in a hive.n. In general, a great number or multitude; particularly, a multitude of people in motion: often used of inanimate objects: as, a swarm of meteors.n. Synonyms Crowd, throng, cluster.To move in a swarm or in large numbers, as insects and other small creatures; specifically, to collect and depart from a hive by flight in a body, as bees.To appear or come together in a crowd or confused multitude; congregate or throng in multitudes; crowd together with confused movements.To be crowded; be overrun; be thronged with a multitude; abound; be filled with a number or crowd of objects.To breed multitudes.To crowd or throng.To cause to breed in swarms.To climb a tree, pole, or the like by embracing it with the arms and legs; shin: often with up.To climb, as a tree, by embracing it with the arms and legs, and scrambling up.