Definitions
1.nounA business partnership; the name under which it trades.
2.nounA business enterprise, however organized.
3.nounA criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.
4.verbTo make firm or strong; fix securely.
5.verbTo make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
6.verbTo become firm; stabilise.
7.verbTo improve after decline.
8.verbTo shorten (of betting odds).
9.verbTo select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.