noun

a number of people or things that are located, gathered, or classed together.

a group of boys approached

category,class,classification,grouping,set,lot,batch,bracket,type,sort,kind,variety,family,species,genus,breed,style,grade,grading,rank,status,crowd,band,company,party,body,gathering,congregation,assembly,collection,cluster,flock,pack,troop,gang,bunch

verb

put in a group or groups.

three chairs were grouped around a table

assemble,collect,gather together,mass,amass,cluster,clump,bunch,arrange,organize,marshal,range,line up,dispose