to troop

Definition of to troop in English English dictionary: to move or march as if in a crowd; “The children trooped into the room”; A detachment of soldiers or police, especially horse artillery, armour, or state troopers; an orderly crowd; Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster; A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude; A small unit of cavalry or armour commanded by a captain, corresponding to a platoon or company of infantry; Soldiers, military forces (usually "troops"); {n} a body of soldiers, a number of people; {v} to march in a body, go in haste, stock; a unit of girl or boy scouts; To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops; If people troop somewhere, they walk there in a group, often in a sad or tired way. They all trooped back to the house for a rest. if a group of people troop somewhere, they walk there together in a way that shows they are tired or bored troop off/along/out etc; A troop is a group of soldiers within a cavalry or armoured regiment. a troop of enemy cavalry trotting towards the Dutch right flank; an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"; to move or march as if in a crowd; "The children trooped into the room"; a company of horse artillery; a battery; a group of soldiers; march in a procession; "the veterans paraded down the street"; A company of stageplayers; a troupe; 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; move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room"; a group of soldiers a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" a unit of girl or boy scouts move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room; A particular roll of the drum; a quick march; Formerly, also, a company of horse artillery; a battery; {i} group; pack; unit of soldiers or policemen; military unit of armored cavalry or cavalry having a headquarters group and at least two platoons; soldier; a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company; See Boy scout, above; A particular roll of the drum; {f} gather in a group; move in a group; march or walk in order; parade the flag before military troops (for ceremonial purposes); form into a troop or troops (Archaic); 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; a group of soldiers a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company an orderly crowd; "a troop of children"; a group of soldiers; collectively, an army; now generally used in the plural; To march on; to go forward in haste; 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; a unit of girl or boy scouts move or march as if in a crowd; "They children trooped into the room; Soldiers, collectively; an army; now generally used in the plural