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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TROOP, n.
1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude. Genesis 49. 1 Samuel 23. Hosea 7.
That which should accompany old age,
As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends,
I must not look to have.
2. A body of soldiers. But applied to infantry, it is now used in the plural, troops, and this word signifies soldiers in general, whether more or less numerous, including infantry, cavalry and artillery. We apply the word to a company, a regiment or an army. The captain ordered his troops to halt; the colonel commanded his troops to wheel and take a position on the flank; the general ordered his troops to attack; the troops of France amounted to 400,000 men.
3. Troop, in the singular, a small body or company of cavalry, light horse or dragoons, commanded by a captain.
4. A company of stage-players.
TROOP, v.i. To collect in numbers.
Armies at the call of trumpet,
Troop to their standard.
1. To march in a body.
I do not, as an enemy to peace,
Troop in the throngs of military men.
2. To march in haste or in company.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a group of soldiers
2: a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
3: a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts [syn: troop, scout troop, scout group]
4: an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" [syn: troop, flock] v
1: march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street" [syn: parade, troop, promenade]
2: move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room"

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Middle French trope, troupe company, herd, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English thorp, throp village — more at thorp Date: 1545 1. a. a group of soldiers b. a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company c. plural armed forces, soldiers 2. a collection of people or things ; crew 2 3. a flock of mammals or birds 4. the basic organizational unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under an adult leader II. intransitive verb Date: 1565 1. to move or gather in crowds 2. to go one's way ; walk 3. to spend time together ; associate 4. to move in large numbers

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. & v. --n. 1 an assembled company; an assemblage of people or animals. 2 (in pl.) soldiers or armed forces. 3 a cavalry unit commanded by a captain. 4 a unit of artillery and armoured formation. 5 a grouping of three or more Scout patrols. --v. 1 intr. (foll. by in, out, off, etc.) come together or move in large numbers. 2 tr. form (a regiment) into troops. Phrases and idioms: troop the colour esp. Brit. transfer a flag ceremonially at a public mounting of garrison guards. troop-ship a ship used for transporting troops. Etymology: F troupe, back-form. f. troupeau dimin. of med.L troppus flock, prob. of Gmc orig.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Troop Troop, n. See Boy scout, above.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Troop Troop, v. t. To troop the colors or colours (Mil.), in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompained by the band and escort, slowly before the troops drawn up in single file and usually in a hollow square, as in London on the sovereign's birthday. Trooper Troop"er, n. A mounted policeman. [Australia] Note: The black troopers of Queensland are a regiment of aboriginal police, employed chiefly for dispersing wild aborigines who encroach on sheep runs.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Troop 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Troop Troop, n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. [thorn]orp 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.) 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.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(troops, trooping, trooped) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Troops are soldiers, especially when they are in a large organized group doing a particular task. The next phase of the operation will involve the deployment of more than 35,000 troops from a dozen countries... N-PLURAL 2. A troop is a group of soldiers within a cavalry or armoured regiment. ...a troop of enemy cavalry trotting towards the Dutch right flank. N-COUNT-COLL 3. A troop of people or animals is a group of them. Amy was aware of the little troop of travellers watching the two of them... N-COUNT: N of n 4. If people troop somewhere, they walk there in a group, often in a sad or tired way. (INFORMAL) They all trooped back to the house for a rest... VERB: V adv/prep

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

troop.

See ARMY.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. n. 1. Throng, multitude, company, number, crowd. 2. Band, company, squad, body, party. 3. Company (of stage-players), troupe. II. v. n. 1. Throng, gather in crowds, collect in numbers, muster, flock, crowd. 2. March in a company. 3. March in haste.

Moby Thesaurus

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