especially literary 1 noun large crowdslua masc4 c m uplód masc1 c m ua throng of peopleslua daoine2 verb fill a place TRANSITIVEplódaigh verb c m upulc verb c m ucrowds thronged the streetsbhí na sluaite ar na sráideannathe town is thronged with visitorstá an baile plódaithe le cuairteoirí3 verb be crowded INTRANSITIVEbheith plódaithe c m ubheith pulcthathe hall thronged with spectatorsbhí an halla ag cur thar maoil le lucht féachana4 verb move as crowd INTRANSITIVEpeople throng to hear himbailíonn daoine ina sluaite chun é a chloisteáil, cruinníonn na sluaite daoine lena chluinstin