troop (tr p)n. 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. [French troupe, from Old French trope, probably from Vulgar Latin *troppu-.] |
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]
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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 companyarmy 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 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"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" |
| 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" |
troop
Translations
troop [truːp] n [of people, monkeys etc] → Gruppe f
vi to troop in/out → hinein-/hinausströmen;
troops npl (Mil) → Truppen pl
troop [truːp] n → gruppo;
(MIL) → squadrone m;
troops npl (MIL) → truppe fpl;
troop in vi → entrare a frotte
troop out vi → uscire a frotte
n troop [truːp]
1 a group of ordinary soldiers. troep فِرْقَه، قُوّات ескадрон četa, oddíl enhed die Truppe στράτευμα tropa väeosa گروهی از سربازان sotilasjoukko troupe חַייָלִים दल vojnici csapat pasukan hersveit, riddaraliðssveit truppa 軍隊 군대 būrys karaspēka vienība sekumpulan askar troep tropp oddział tropa trupă отряд солдат oddiel, jednotka četa trupa trupp กองทหาร askerî birlik 部隊 загін; батарея فوج lính, quân đội 部队
2 a crowd or collection (of people or animals) A troop of visitors arrived. groep جَماعَه، مَجْموعَه група skupina flok die Schar μπουλούκι, τσούρμο grupo salk گروه؛ دسته lauma groupe קְבוּצָה फौज mnoštvo, gomila csoport rombongan hópur, flokkur, hjörð gruppo 群れ 무리 būrys, grupė, banda grupa; bars; pulks sekumpulan troep flokk, skare gromada, stado bando grup группа; стадо skupina, zástup, dav; kŕdeľ truma čopor skara, skock, hop กลุ่ม kalabalık, sürü 一群 група людей جتھہ، بھيڑ nhóm 一群
v
to go in a group They all trooped into his office. instap يَحْتَشِد، يَتَجَمْهَر събирам се vpadnout troppe op sich scharren συρρέω, πάω με το μπουλούκι ir en tropel/masa marssima دسته جمعی حرکت کردن marssia joukolla entrer, en groupe aller לָלֶכֶת בִּקבוּצָה दल बाध कर चलना nahrupiti csoportosul berombongan hópast raggrupparsi 群がる (떼지어) 모이다 eiti būriu, sugužėti iet barā; []pulcēties masuk beramai-ramai als groep gaan troppe opp, gå i flokk iść tłumnie andar em grupo a merge în grup двигаться толпой zhromaždiť sa zgrniti se ići u grupi gå (komma) i skock ออกันเข้ามา grup hâlinde gitmek 結隊、成群而行 рухатися натовпом جماعت ميں شکل ميں جانا xúm lại 结队、成群而行
n trooper
an ordinary soldier. soldaat جُنْدي في سِلاح الطَّيران редник vojín (jízdy) soldat der Kavallerist στρατιώτης soldado de caballería sõdur سرباز sotamies soldat (de cavalerie) חַייָל सवार obični vojnik katona prajurit hermaður, riddaraliði soldato (di cavalleria) 兵隊 기병 kareivis ierindnieks; kareivis askar cavalerist soldat żołnierz soldado soldat солдат vojak (jazdectva) konjenik, policist pešadinac menig kavallerist ทหารม้า asker 士兵 солдат فوجي người lính 士兵
n pl troops
soldiers. soldate قُوّات войски vojáci tropper die Truppen στρατεύματα tropas sõdurid سربازان sotilaat troupes גְייָסוֹת फौजी vojska katona, katonaság prajurit herlið truppe 兵隊 군대, 병력 kariuomenė karaspēks askar-askar troepen tropper, soldater żołnierze tropas trupe войска vojaci čete trupe trupper, manskap กองทหาร askerler 士兵，軍隊 війська فوج quân đội 士兵，军队
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