groupnoun
uk/ɡruːp/us/ɡruːp/group noun (SET)
A1 [ C ] a number of people or things that are put together or considered as a unit:
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- A small group of children waited outside the door.
- An unknown terrorist group has claimed responsibility for this morning's bomb attack.
- They work as a group - no one person is allowed to dominate.
- This group of chemicals is known to be harmful to people with asthma.
- The two groups of scientists are vying to get funding for their research projects.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- grouping
- harem
- quarter
- stable
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- triumvirate
- vintage
- wing
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group noun (MUSIC)
A1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] a number of people who play music together, especially pop music:
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- The group have just signed with a new record label.
- The group had a meteoric rise to fame in the 70s.
- The drums and double bass usually form the rhythm section of a jazz group.
- They enjoyed success on a scale unparalleled by any previous pop group.
- Tickets are selling well for the group's upcoming concert tour.
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Groups of musicians
- band
- big band
- boy band
- brass band
- chamber orchestra
- duo
- ensemble
- gamelan
- military band
- octet
- orchestra
- philharmonic
- quartet
- quintet
- rhythm section
- septet
- sextet
- string quartet
- tribute band
- trio
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group noun (BUSINESS)
[ C ] a business that contains several different companies:
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Enterprises
- acquirer
- acquiror
- agency
- airline
- answering service
- auction house
- carrier
- collective
- enterprise
- est
- establishment
- firm
- fragmented
- franchise
- outfit
- private company
- private practice
- Pty
- public company
- public limited company
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group noun (SPORT)
[ C ] a number of football teams who play each other in a competition. The winners of the group move onto the next stage of the competion :
the first part of a football competition in which teams are divided into groups and play only the other teams in their group. The winners of each group move onto the next stage of the competition:
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Football/soccer
- 18-yard box
- 2 3 5
- 4 3 2 1
- 4 4 2
- 4 5 1
- crossbar
- feint
- futsal
- game 39
- game ball
- ghost goal
- give-and-go
- relegation
- scissor kick
- scrimmage
- seal dribble
- shin guard
- shin pad
- shirt pad
- stoppage
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groupverb [ I or T, + adv/prep ]
uk/ɡruːp/us/ɡruːp/C1 to form a group or put people or things into a group:
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Classifying and creating order
- alphabetize
- arrange
- arrangement
- catalogue
- categorize
- format
- kingdom
- lay sth out
- prioritize
- put sth/sb in a pigeonhole idiom
- range
- reconstruct
- rejig
- scientific
- stream
- topology
- track
- tracking
- triage
- umbrella
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