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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024troop /trup/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a group of persons or things;
a band of people. - Militarya cavalry unit corresponding to a company of infantry.
- Military troops:
- [plural] a body of soldiers, police, etc.:The troops never had a chance to leave their barracks.
- a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usually having a maximum of 32 members under an adult leader.
v. [no object] - to pass together, esp. in great numbers;
throng:People were trooping into the stadium. - to walk, as if in a march;
go:The kids came trooping down to breakfast.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024troop (tro̅o̅p),USA pronunciation n. - an assemblage of persons or things;
company; band. - a great number or multitude:A whole troop of children swarmed through the museum.
- British Terms, Military[Mil.]an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more platoons and a headquarters group.
- troops, a body of soldiers, police, etc.:Mounted troops quelled the riot.
- a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usually having a maximum of 32 members under the guidance of an adult leader.
- a herd, flock, or swarm.
- [Archaic.]a band or troupe of actors.
v.i. - to gather in a company;
flock together. - to come, go, or pass in great numbers;
throng. - to walk, as if in a march;
go:to troop down to breakfast. - to walk, march, or pass in rank or order:The students trooped into the auditorium.
- to associate or consort (usually fol. by with).
v.t. - Military[Brit. Mil.]to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops.
- [Obs.]to assemble or form into a troop or troops.
- Gmc; see thorp) + -el Latin -ellus diminutive suffix
- French troupe, Old French trope, probably back formation from tropel herd, flock (French troupeau), equivalent. to trop- (
- 1535–45
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged body, group, crowd. See company.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged crowd, herd, flock, swarm, throng.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Troop, troupe both mean a band, company, or group. Troop has various meanings as indicated in the definitions above. With the spelling troupe the word has the specialized meaning of a company of actors, singers, acrobats, or other performers.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged collect.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged swarm.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: troop /truːp/ n - a large group or assembly; flock
- a subdivision of a cavalry squadron or artillery battery of about platoon size
- (plural) armed forces; soldiers
- a large group of Scouts comprising several patrols
vb - (intransitive) to gather, move, or march in or as if in a crowd
- (transitive) chiefly Brit to parade (the colour or flag) ceremonially
Etymology: 16th Century: from French troupe, from troupeau flock, of Germanic origin |