Company

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vi To be a gay companion.

II. Company ·noun A companion or companions.

III. Company ·vi To have sexual commerce.

IV. Company ·vi To Associate.

V. Company ·vt To accompany or go with; to be companion to.

VI. Company ·noun Society, in general; people assembled for social intercourse.

VII. Company ·noun The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a whole ship's company.

VIII. Company ·noun An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent or transient.

IX. Company ·noun The body of actors employed in a theater or in the production of a play.

X. Company ·noun Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a family; as, to invite company to dine.

XI. Company ·noun Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its style or title;

— often abbreviated in writing; as, Hottinguer & Co.

XII. Company ·noun A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full strength) 100 men.

XIII. Company ·noun The state of being a companion or companions; the act of accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly intercourse.

XIV. Company ·noun 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.

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