2 N‑COUNT A group is a set of people who have the same interests or aims, and who organize themselves to work or act together. □ …the Minority Rights Group. □ Members of an environmental group are staging a protest inside a chemical plant.
3 N‑COUNT A group is a set of people, organizations, or things which are considered together because they have something in common. □ She is among the most promising players in her age group. □ As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.
4 N‑COUNT A group is a number of separate commercial or industrial firms which all have the same owner. [BUSINESS ] □ The group made a pre-tax profit of £1.05 million. □ …a French-based insurance group.
5 N‑COUNT A group is a number of musicians who perform together, especially ones who play popular music. □ At school he played bass in a pop group called The Urge. □ …Robbie Williams' backing group.
6 VERB If a number of things or people are grouped together or group together , they are together in one place or within one organization or system. □ [be V -ed prep] The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections. □ [V prep n ] The G-7 organization groups together the world's seven leading industrialized nations. □ [V prep ] We want to encourage them to group together to act as a big purchaser. [Also V n prep]
7 → see also grouping , blood group , ginger group , pressure group COLLOCATIONS group NOUN
1
adjective + group : ethnic, religious, social; large, small; advisory
2
noun + group : campaign, lobby, pressure
verb + group : form, join, lead
groupie /gruː pi/ (groupies ) N‑COUNT A groupie is someone, especially a young woman, who is a fan of a particular pop group, singer, or other famous person, and follows them around.
group|ing /gruː p I ŋ/ (groupings ) N‑COUNT A grouping is a set of people or things that have something in common. □ There were two main political groupings pressing for independence.
grou p the ra|py N‑UNCOUNT Group therapy is a form of psychiatric treatment in which a group of people discuss their problems with each other.
grouse /graʊ s/ (grouses , grousing , groused ) The form grouse is used as the plural for meaning 1 . 1 N‑COUNT [oft N n] A grouse is a wild bird with a round body. Grouse are often shot for sport and can be eaten. □ The party had been to the grouse moors that morning. ● N‑UNCOUNT Grouse is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. □ The menu included roast grouse.
2 VERB If you grouse , you complain. □ [V with quote] 'How come we never know what's going on?' he groused. □ [V + about ] When they groused about the parking regulations, they did it with good humor. [Also V that, V ]
3 N‑COUNT A grouse is a complaint. □ There have been grouses about the economy, interest rates and house prices.
grout /graʊ t/ (grouts , grouting , grouted )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Grout is a thin mixture of sand, water, and cement or lime, which is used to fill in the spaces between tiles that are fixed to a wall.
2 VERB If you grout the tiles on a wall, you use grout to fill in the spaces between the tiles. □ [be V -ed] Make sure that your tiles are thoroughly grouted and sealed. [Also V n]
grove /groʊ v/ (groves )
1 N‑COUNT A grove is a group of trees that are close together. □ …an olive grove.
2 N‑COUNT Grove is often used as part of the name of a street. [mainly BRIT ] □ …47 Canada Grove, Bognor Regis.
grov|el /grɒ v ə l/ (grovels , grovelling , grovelled ) in AM, use groveling , groveled 1 VERB If you say that someone grovels , you think they are behaving too respectfully towards another person, for example because they are frightened or because they want something. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V + to/before ] I don't grovel to anybody. □ [V ] Speakers have been shouted down, classes disrupted, teachers made to grovel. □ [V -ing] …a letter of grovelling apology.
2 VERB If you grovel , you crawl on the ground, for example in order to find something. □ [V prep/adv] We grovelled around the club on our knees. [Also V ]
grow ◆◆◆ /groʊ / (grows , growing , grew , grown )
1 VERB When people, animals, and plants grow , they increase in size and change physically over a period of time. □ [V ] We stop growing at maturity.
2 VERB If a plant or tree grows in a particular place, it is alive there. □ [V ] The station had roses growing at each end of the platform.
3 VERB If you grow a particular type of plant, you put seeds or young plants in the ground and look after them as they develop. □ [V n] I always grow a few red onions.
4 VERB When someone's hair grows , it gradually becomes longer. Your nails also grow . □ [V ] Then the hair began to grow again and I felt terrific.
5 VERB If someone grows their hair, or grows a beard or moustache, they stop cutting their hair or shaving so that their hair becomes longer. You can also grow your nails. □ [V n] I'd better start growing my hair.