TROOP

troop

(noun) a group of soldiers

troop

(noun) a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

troop, flock

(noun) an orderly crowd; “a troop of children”

troop, scout troop, scout group

(noun) a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

troop

(verb) move or march as if in a crowd; “They children trooped into the room”

parade, troop, promenade

(verb) march in a procession; “the veterans paraded down the street”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

troop (plural troops)

(collective) A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general).

(military) A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry.

A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers.

Soldiers, military forces (usually "troops").

(nonstandard) A company of stageplayers; a troupe.

(Scouting) A basic unit of girl or boy scouts, consisting of 6 to 10 youngsters.

(collective) A group of baboons.

A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

(mycology) Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster.

Verb

troop (third-person singular simple present troops, present participle trooping, simple past and past participle trooped)

To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.

To march on; to go forward in haste.

To move or march as if in a crowd.

Anagrams

• Porto, Proto, porto, porto-, proot, proto, proto-, tropo, tropo-

Proper noun

Troop (plural Troops)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Troop is the 26008^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 943 individuals. Troop is most common among White (88.76%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Porto, Proto, porto, porto-, proot, proto, proto-, tropo, tropo-

Source: Wiktionary

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Troop, n. Etym: [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. þorp a hamlet, village, G. dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. Troupe.]

1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. That which should accompany old age --As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends --I must not look to have. Shak.

2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural. Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. Shak. His troops moved to victory with the precision of machines. Macaulay.

3. (Mil.)

Definition: 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. W. Coxe.

5. (Mil.)

Definition: A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

Troop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Trooped; p. pr. & vb. n. Trooping.]

1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops. "Armies . . . troop to their standard." Milton.

2. To march on; to go forward in haste. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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