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troop
(tro͞op)n.
1.
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)n
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
vb
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]
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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.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
troop
Past participle: trooped
Gerund: trooping
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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 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" |
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troop
noun
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
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troop
noun1. 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. To be with as a companion:
Slang: hang out.
Idiom: rub elbows.
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Translations
جَماعَه، مَجْموعَهفِرْقَه، قُوّاتيَحْتَشِد، يَتَجَمْهَر
oddílskupinatrupahrnout se
enhedfloktroppe op
joukkokomppaniasotajoukko
cserkészcsapat
hersveit, riddaraliîssveithópasthópur, flokkur, hjörî
eiti būriusugužėti
barsgrupaiet barākaraspēka vienībapulcēties
nahrnúť sa
troop
[truːp]A. N
B. VI (= walk) to troop in/past/off/out → entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir en tropel, entrar/pasar/marcharse/salir atropelladamente
D. CPD troop carrier N (= plane, ship) → transporte m (militar)
troop ship N → (buque m de) transporte m
troop train N → tren m militar
troop ship N → (buque m de) transporte m
troop train N → tren m militar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
troop
[ˈtruːp] n
(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
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.
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.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
troop
n
troops pl (Mil) → Truppen pl; a dozen of our best troops → zwölf unserer besten Soldaten; 200 troops → 200 Soldaten
(of Scouts) → Stamm m
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]Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
troop
(truːp) noun1. 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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