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Meaning of 'troop' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Troop [ n.]
- A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
- Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.
- 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.
- A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
- A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
2 . Troop [ v. i.]
- To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
- To march on; to go forward in haste.

Meaning of 'troop' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . troop [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an orderly crowd
Example in sentence:
  • a troop of children
2 . troop [ v]
Meaning (2):
- march in a procession
Example in sentence:
  • the veterans paraded down the street;
  • They processed into the dining room
Meaning (3):
- move or march as if in a crowd
Example in sentence:
  • They children trooped into the room

Nearby Words:

troad troat trocar trochaic trochaical trochal trochanter trochanteric trochantine trochar

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