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troop

(tro͞op)

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 US Army.

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

3. A group or company of people, animals, or things.

intr.v. trooped, troop·ing, troops

To move or go as a group or in large numbers: The students trooped into the auditorium.

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

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troop

(truːp)

1. a large group or assembly; flock: a troop of children.

2. (Military) a subdivision of a cavalry squadron or artillery battery of about platoon size

3. (Military) (plural) armed forces; soldiers

4. a large group of Scouts comprising several patrols

5. (Theatre) an archaic spelling of troupe

6. (intr) to gather, move, or march in or as if in a crowd

7. (Military) (tr) military chiefly Brit to parade (the colour or flag) ceremonially: trooping the colour.

8. (Military) (tr) military slang Brit (formerly) to report (a serviceman) for a breach of discipline

9. (intr) an archaic word for consort¹

[C16: from French troupe, from troupeau flock, of Germanic origin]

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troop

(trup)

n.

1. an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.

2. a cavalry unit corresponding in size to a company of infantry.

3. troops,

a. a body of soldiers, police, etc.

b. soldiers, esp. enlisted persons.

4. a unit of Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts usu. having a maximum of 32 members under an adult leader.

5. a herd, flock, or swarm.

6. Archaic. a band or troupe of actors.

v.i.

7. to gather in a company; flock together.

8. to come, go, or pass in great numbers; throng.

9. to walk, as if in a march; go: trooping down to breakfast.

10. to associate or consort (usu. fol. by with).

11. Chiefly Brit. to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops.

[1535–45; < French troupe, Old French trope, probably back formation from tropel herd, flock]

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.

troop

Past participle: trooped
Gerund: trooping

Imperative
troop
troop

Present
I troop
you troop
he/she/it troops
we troop
you troop
they troop

Preterite
I trooped
you trooped
he/she/it trooped
we trooped
you trooped
they trooped

Present Continuous
I am trooping
you are trooping
he/she/it is trooping
we are trooping
you are trooping
they are trooping

Present Perfect
I have trooped
you have trooped
he/she/it has trooped
we have trooped
you have trooped
they have trooped

Past Continuous
I was trooping
you were trooping
he/she/it was trooping
we were trooping
you were trooping
they were trooping

Past Perfect
I had trooped
you had trooped
he/she/it had trooped
we had trooped
you had trooped
they had trooped

Future
I will troop
you will troop
he/she/it will troop
we will troop
you will troop
they will troop

Future Perfect
I will have trooped
you will have trooped
he/she/it will have trooped
we will have trooped
you will have trooped
they will have trooped

Future Continuous
I will be trooping
you will be trooping
he/she/it will be trooping
we will be trooping
you will be trooping
they will be trooping

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been trooping
you have been trooping
he/she/it has been trooping
we have been trooping
you have been trooping
they have been trooping

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been trooping
you will have been trooping
he/she/it will have been trooping
we will have been trooping
you will have been trooping
they will have been trooping

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been trooping
you had been trooping
he/she/it had been trooping
we had been trooping
you had been trooping
they had been trooping

Conditional
I would troop
you would troop
he/she/it would troop
we would troop
you would troop
they would troop

Past Conditional
I would have trooped
you would have trooped
he/she/it would have trooped
we would have trooped
you would have trooped
they would have trooped

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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"

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 She was aware of a little troop of travellers watching them.

plural noun soldiers, men, armed forces, servicemen, fighting men, military, army, soldiery the deployment of more than 35,000 troops from a dozen countries

verb

1. plod, trail, tramp, trudge, traipse, drag yourself, schlep (U.S. informal) They all trooped back to the house for a rest.

2. flock, march, crowd, stream, parade, swarm, throng, traipse (informal) The VIPs trooped into the hall and sat down.

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troop

noun

1. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together:

assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, meeting, muster.

Informal: get-together.

2. A group of people acting together in a shared activity:

band, company, corps, party, troupe.

verb

1. To come or go in large numbers:

flood, pour, swarm, throng.

2. To be with as a companion:

associate, consort, fraternize, hang around, hobnob, run (around).

Slang: hang out.

Idiom: rub elbows.

Translations

جَماعَه، مَجْموعَهفِرْقَه، قُوّاتيَحْتَشِد، يَتَجَمْهَر

oddílskupinatrupahrnout se

enhedfloktroppe op

Truppe Schar

tropa grupo ir en tropel

joukkokomppaniasotajoukko

groupe troupe troupeau

cserkészcsapat

hersveit, riddaraliîssveithópasthópur, flokkur, hjörî

assembrarsi frotta gruppo di scouts truppa

eiti būriusugužėti

barsgrupaiet barākaraspēka vienībapulcēties

gå i flokk troppe opp

tropa

nahrnúť sa

askerî birlikgrup hâlinde gitmekkalabalık sürü

一群结队、成群而行部队

troop

[truːp]

A. N

1. (Mil) → tropa f; [of cavalry] → escuadrón m troops → tropas fpl

2. (gen) → banda f, grupo m; (= gang) → cuadrilla f (Theat) = troupe to come in a troop → venir en tropel or en masa

3. (= sound) the steady troop of feet → el ruido rítmico de pasos

B. VI (= walk) to troop in/past/off/out → entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir en tropel, entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir atropelladamente

C. VT to troop the colour (Brit) → presentar la bandera

D. CPD troop carrier N (= plane, ship) → transporte m (militar)
troop ship N → (buque m de) transporte m
troop train N → tren m militar

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troop

[ˈtruːp]

(MILITARY) (= group of soldiers) (in cavalry or tank regiment) → escadron m

[boy scouts] → troupe f

(= group) [people, animals] → groupe m troops

npl (MILITARY) (= soldiers) → troupes fpl
British troops → les troupes britanniques
35,000 troops → 35 000 soldats

modif (MILITARY) [movements, deployment, presence] → de troupes; [reductions, reinforcements, withdrawal] → des troupes

vi
to troop in → entrer en groupe
to troop out → sortir en groupe
They all trooped back to the house → Ils rentrèrent tous à la maison en groupe.

vt (British) to troop the colour → défiler avec le drapeautroop carrier n

(= truck) → transport m de troupes

(= plane) → avion m de transport militaire

troop

(Mil, of cavalry) → Trupp m; (= unit) → Schwadron f

troops pl (Mil) → Truppen pl; a dozen of our best troops → zwölf unserer besten Soldaten; 200 troops → 200 Soldaten

(of Scouts) → Stamm m

(of people) → Horde f (pej), → Schar f

vi to troop out/in → hinaus-/hineinströmen; to troop upstairs → nach oben strömen; to troop past something → an etw (dat) → vorbeiziehen; to troop away or off → abziehen (inf); to troop up → herbeiströmen

vt (Brit Mil) to troop the colours → die Fahnenparade abhalten; the colours being trooped today → die Fahnen bei der heutigen Parade; the trooping of the colours → die Fahnenparade

troop

troop reduction

n → Truppenabbau m

troopship

n → (Truppen)transportschiff nt

trooptrain

n → Truppentransportzug m

troop withdrawal

n → Truppenabzug m

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troop

[truːp]

1. n (gen, of scouts) → gruppo (Mil) → squadrone m troops npl (Mil) → truppe fpl

2. vi (walk) to troop in/past/off → entrare/passare/andarsene in gruppo
trooping the colour (Brit) → cerimonia del saluto alla bandiera

troop

(truːp) noun

1. a group of ordinary soldiers.

2. a crowd or collection (of people or animals). A troop of visitors arrived.

verb

to go in a group. They all trooped into his office.

ˈtrooper noun

an ordinary soldier.

troops noun plural

soldiers.

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