troop

troop  (trp)

n.

1. A group or company of people, animals, or things. See Synonyms at band², flock¹.

2.

a. A group of soldiers.

b. troops Military units; soldiers.

c. A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the U.S. Army.

3. A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader.

4. A great many; a lot.

intr.v. trooped, troop·ing, troops

1. To move or go as a throng.

2. To assemble or move in crowds.

3. To consort; associate.

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[French troupe, from Old French trope, probably from Vulgar Latin *troppu-.]

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troop

Noun

1. a large group: a troop of dogs

2. troops soldiers: troops have been maintaining an unusually high profile

3. a subdivision of a cavalry or armoured regiment

4. a large group of Scouts made up of several patrols

Verb

1. to move in a crowd: we trooped into the room after her

2. Mil chiefly Brit & Austral to parade (a flag or banner) ceremonially: trooping the colour [French troupe]

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Troop, Troupe a collection of people; a company; a number of things; soldiers collectively; a company of actors. See also band, party.

Examples: troop of baboons; of bees, 1812; of children, 1833; of dogfish; of doves, 1847; of friends, 1605; of gladiators, 1863; of gypsies, 1711; of kangaroos—Brewer; of lions; of lovers, 1881; of monkeys—Brewer; of sheep, 1587; of soldiers, 1794; of stars, 1601; of tenements; of wolves, 1719; troupe of acrobats; of actors, 1779; of dancers—Brewer; of minstrels, 1584; of players.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	troop - a group of soldiers army unit - a military unit that is part of an army shock troops - soldiers who are specially trained and armed to lead an assault
	2.	troop - a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company army unit - a military unit that is part of an army cavalry - a highly mobile army unit
	3.	troop - a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts scout group, scout troop social unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"
	4.	troop - an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" flock crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
Verb	1.	troop - march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" promenade, parade march, process - march in a procession; "They processed into the dining room"
	2.	troop - move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room" march - walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"; "The soldiers marched across the border"

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troop

noun 1. group, company, team, body, unit, band, crowd, pack, squad, gathering, crew (informal) drove, gang, bunch (informal) flock, herd, contingent, swarm, horde, multitude, throng, posse (informal) bevy, assemblage

noun 2. (plural) soldiers, men, armed forces, servicemen, fighting men, military, army, soldiery

verb 3. flock, march, crowd, stream, parade, swarm, throng, traipse (informal)

Translations

troop [truːp] n → grupo, banda see also troops

troop in vi → entrar en tropel

troop out vi → salir en tropel

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troop [truːp] n → bande f, groupe m

vi to troop in/out → entrer/sortir en groupe;

troops npl (Mil) → troupes fpl: (= men); hommes mpl, soldats mpl;

trooping the colour (Brit) (= ceremony); le salut au drapeau

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troop [truːp] n [of people, monkeys etc] → Gruppe f

vi to troop in/out → hinein-/hinausströmen;

troops npl (Mil) → Truppen pl

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troop [truːp] n → gruppo;

(MIL) → squadrone m;

troops npl (MIL) → truppe fpl;

trooping the colour (BRIT) (ceremony) → sfilata della bandiera

troop in vi → entrare a frotte

troop out vi → uscire a frotte