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To be full or contain a great deal

swarm with

if a place is swarming with people, insects, or animals, it is full of them

brim

verb

to be full of something

abound

verb

to be filled with or contain a great deal of something

bulge

verb

to be very full

seethe

verb

to be full of a lot of people or animals that are moving around quickly

bristle with

to have a lot of something

overflow

verb

if a place overflows with people, or if people overflow a place, there are too many of them to fit into it

run over

if a container runs over, there is too much liquid in it

be strewn (with)

to contain a lot of something

be bursting/bulging at the seams

to be very full of people or things

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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