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groupgroup1 /grup/ noun 1 
a group of people► group several people that are together in the same place: A group of children were playing a game. The teacher asked the students to do the exercise in groups of four. People were standing in groups on the dance floor.
► crowd a large group of people, especially people who are close together: People in the crowd started pushing forward to get near the stage.
► committee a small group of people in an organization who have been chosen to make official decisions: The finance committee will meet again next Wednesday.
► team AWL a group of people who compete against another group in a sport or game: There are 25 players on a baseball team, but only 9 play at one time. ➔ You also use team about a group of people who work together to achieve something: The school has an excellent team of teachers.
► cast all the people who act in a play or movie: The cast includes some of the greatest actors of all time.
► crew the people who work on an airplane or ship: The flight crew served drinks to the passengers.
► gang an organized group of young people in a city, who are involved in crime or violence: Many of the neighborhood's young people join gangs and get in trouble with the police.
► mob a large group of people who are noisy or angry and difficult to control: The angry mob set fire to cars and buildings.
► band a group of people who are together because they have the same belief or purpose: He was the leader of a band of rebels. ➔ Band also means "a group of people who play music together, especially popular music": He plays drums in a band.
► party a group of people who go somewhere together or do a job together: A party of tourists was being shown around the church. The search party is still looking for the boy who is lost in the woods.
2 a group of things► group several things that are together in the same place: There is a small group of islands just off the coast. A group of family photographs hangs on the wall.
► set a group of similar things that belong together: I bought a new set of towels for the bathroom.
► collection a group of similar things that have been put together because they are interesting, valuable, or attractive: Andrea has a collection of Japanese vases. My brother's stamp collection is worth a lot of money.
► bunch a group of things that grow together or are tied together, for example bananas, grapes, flowers, or keys: She put a bunch of red grapes out for the party. ➔ In informal English, bunch is often used to mean a lot of similar things that are together: There was a bunch of magazines on the table.
► bundle a group of things that are usually tied together, especially papers, letters, clothes, or sticks: They unloaded bundles of newspapers from the back of the truck.
► cluster a group of things that are close together: There was a cluster of buildings at one end of the park.
► batch a group of similar things that are all dealt with together at the same time: The next batch of cookies is ready to be baked. The work is given to the employee in batches that must be completed by a deadline.
► clump a group of trees or plants growing closely together: The soldiers were hiding in a clump of trees.
3 a group of animals► group several animals that are together in the same place. You usually use one of the more specific words below to talk about groups of animals: Dolphins travel in small groups called pods.
► herd a group of cows, deer, or elephants that live together: A herd of cows was blocking the road.
► flock a group of sheep, goats, or birds: The farmer has over 500 sheep in his flock.
► pack a group of dogs, wolves, or similar animals that live and hunt together: The deer was being chased by a pack of hungry wolves.
► school a large group of fish that swim together: A school of small fish swam around her feet.
► swarm a large group of insects that move together: In the evening swarms of mosquitoes started biting us.
► litter a group of baby animals born to one mother at the same time: She chose the smallest puppy in the litter to take home.
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groupgroup2 /grup/ verb ➔ see sort