hud·dle
(hŭd́l)
[From huddle, to crowd together, possibly from Low German hudeln.]
noun
- A densely packed group or crowd, as of people or animals.
- Football A brief gathering of a team's players behind the line of scrimmage to receive instructions for the next play.
- A small private conference or meeting.
verb: -dled, -dling, -dles.
intransitive verb
- To crowd together, as from cold or fear.
- To draw or curl one's limbs close to one's body; crouch.
- Football To gather in a huddle.
- Informal To gather together for conference or consultation: During the crisis the President's national security advisers huddled.
transitive verb
- To cause to crowd together.
- To draw (oneself) together in a crouch.
- Chiefly British To arrange, do, or make hastily or carelessly.
derivatives
- hud́dler
- noun
