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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Company \Com"pa*ny\, n.; pl {Companies}. [F. compagnie fr OF compaing. See {Companion}.] 1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse. --Shak. Evil company doth corrupt good manners. --1 Cor. xv 33. (Rev. Ver.). Brethren, farewell: your company along I will not wish. --Milton. 2. A companion or companions. To thee and thy company I bid A hearty welcome. --Shak. 3. An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient. Thou shalt meet a company of prophets. --1 Sam. x. 5. 4. Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as to invite company to dine. 5. Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse. Nature has left every man a capacity of being agreeable, though not of shining in company. --Swift. 6. An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as the East India Company; an insurance company; a joint-stock company. 7. Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as Hottinguer & Co 8. (Mil.) A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men. 9. (Naut.) The crew of a ship, including the officers; as a whole ship's company. 10. The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play. {To keep company with}. See under {Keep}, v. t. Syn: Assemblage; assembly; society; group circle; crowd; troop; crew; gang; corporation; association; fraternity; guild; partnership; copartnery; union; club; party; gathering. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Company \Com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Companied}; p. pr & vb n. {Companying}.] To accompany or go with to be companion to [Obs.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Company \Com"pa*ny\, v. i. 1. To associate. Men which have companied with us all the time. --Acts i. 21. 2. To be a gay companion. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. To have sexual commerce. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: company n 1: an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage" 2: organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical); "the traveling company all stayed at the same hotel" [syn: {troupe}] 3: the state of being with someone "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" [syn: {comradeship}, {companionship}, {good fellowship}, {fellowship}, {society}] 4: small military unit; usually two or three platoons 5: a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen" [syn: {party}] 6: a social gathering of guests or companions; "the house was filled with company when I arrived" 7: a social visitor; "the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company" [syn: {caller}] 8: a unit of firefighters including their equipment: "a hook-and-ladder company" 9: crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship [syn: {ship's company}] v : be a companion to somebody [syn: {companion}, {accompany}, {keep company}]
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