crowd vs throng

crowd and throng both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crowd	Yes	No	Yes	No
throng	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, throng is a hyponym of crowd; that is, throng is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crowd:

Other hyponyms of crowd include mass, overcrowd, pour, pullulate, stream, swarm, teem, herd, jam, mob, pack, pile.

crowd (noun)	throng (noun)
a large number of things or people considered together	a large gathering of people
an informal body of friends

crowd (verb)	throng (verb)
to gather together in large numbers	press tightly together or cram
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
approach a certain age or speed
fill or occupy to the point of overflowing