"live on top of one another" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: lives on top of one another [present, singular, third-person], living on top of one another [participle, present], lived on top of one another [participle, past], lived on top of one another [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} live on top of one another (third-person singular simple present lives on top of one another, present participle living on top of one another, simple past and past participle lived on top of one another)
  1. (colloquial) To live in very crowded conditions. Tags: colloquial Synonyms: live on top of each other
    Sense id: en-live_on_top_of_one_another-en-verb-sjH971-q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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