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  1. 1. n. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. i. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. Source: opted
  7. 7. v. i. To march on; to go forward in haste. Source: opted
  8. 8. n. a group of soldiers Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company Source: wordnet
  10. 10. n. a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts Source: wordnet
  11. 11. n. an orderly crowd Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. march in a procession in a public place Source: wordnet

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