noun
A brood or family of partridges (family Phasianidae), which includes game birds such as grouse (tribe Tetraonini) and ptarmigans (tribe Tetraonini, genus Lagopus).
A group of other birds, such as quail (superfamily Phasianoidea).
A group or party of people; also, a group or set of things.
verb
(intransitive) To gather into a group.
noun
(British, familiar, slang, dated) A male person, a man; a chap, a chappie.