n. | 1. | A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. |
2. | Soldiers, collectively; an army; - now generally used in the plural. | |
3. | (Mil.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse, or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men, commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry, corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery. | |
4. | A company of stageplayers; a troupe. | |
5. | (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march. | |
6. | See Boy scout, above. | |
v. i. | 1. | To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. |
2. | To march on; to go forward in haste. |
Noun | 1. | troop - a group of soldiers |
2. | troop - a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company | |
3. | troop - a unit of girl or boy scouts Synonyms: scout group, scout troop | |
4. | troop - an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" Synonyms: flock | |
Verb | 1. | troop - march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" |
2. | troop - move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room" |