Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A group of soldiers.
- noun Military units; soldiers.
- noun A unit of cavalry, armored vehicles, or artillery in a European army, corresponding to a platoon in the US Army.
- noun A unit of at least five Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts under the guidance of an adult leader.
- noun A group or company of people, animals, or things.
- intransitive verb To move or go as a group or in large numbers.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An assemblage of people; a multitude; a company; a band.
- noun A body of soldiers: generally used in the plural, signifying soldiers in general, whether more or less numerous, and whether belonging to the infantry, cavalry, or artillery.
- noun In cavalry, the unit of formation, consisting usually of sixty troopers, commanded by a captain, and corresponding to a company of infantry.
- noun Hence The command by commission and rank of such a troop of horse.
- noun A band or company of performers; a troupe.
- noun A particular roll or call of the drum; a signal for marching.
- noun Tony's beat of the troop was the signal for the soldiers to assemble.
- noun A herd or flock of beasts or birds: as, a troop of antelopes or sparrows.
- To assemble or gather in crowds; flock together.
- To march; to march in or form part of a troop or company.
- To march off in haste.
- To associate or consort.
- To associate as in a troop or company.
- To form into troops, as a regiment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
- noun Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in the plural.
- noun (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. - noun A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
- noun (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.
- noun See
Boy scout , above. - transitive verb in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied 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.
- transitive verb in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied 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.
- intransitive verb To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
- intransitive verb To march on; to go forward in haste.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.
- noun military A small unit of
cavalry orarmour commanded by a captain, corresponding to aplatoon orcompany of infantry. - noun A detachment of soldiers or police, especially
horse artillery , armour, or state troopers. - noun Soldiers, military forces (usually "troops").
- noun nonstandard A company of stageplayers; a troupe.
- noun A particular roll of the drum
- noun a unit of girl or boy scouts
- noun an orderly crowd
- noun mycology Mushrooms that are in a close group but not close enough to be called a cluster.
- verb To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.
- verb To march on; to go forward in haste.
- verb to move or march as if in a crowd; “The children trooped into the room”.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb march in a procession
- noun a group of soldiers
- noun a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
- noun a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
- verb move or march as if in a crowd
- noun an orderly crowd
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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As you draw down through July, you then pause with that new force structure, you do what they call a troop-to-task analysis to see if you have enough troops or the right type against the right task to continue the mission.
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Senate Republicans saying the troop surge, what they call the troop surge, is turning things around.
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In analyzing what we call troop to task, meaning what do you need to do and how many folks do you need to do it -- in analyzing that, General Casey and his Iraqi counterparts have determined that there are more forces needed, more Iraqi forces for sure.
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I stood up to pop what we call a troop strap (ph).
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That sullen, good-for-nothing brute, Balmawhapple, was sent to escort you from Doune, with what he calls his troop of horse.
Waverley 2004
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That sullen, good-for-nothing brute, Balmawhapple, was sent to escort you from Doune, with what he calls his troop of horse.
The Waverley 1877
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That sullen, good-for-nothing brute, Balmawhapple, was sent to escort you from Doune, with what he calls his troop of horse.
Waverley — Volume 2 Walter Scott 1801
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That sullen, good-for-nothing brute, Balmawhapple, was sent to escort you from Doune, with what he calls his troop of horse.
Waverley: or, 'Tis sixty years since Walter Scott 1801
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That sullen, good-for-nothing brute, Balmawhapple, was sent to escort you from Doune, with what he calls his troop of horse.
Waverley Walter Scott 1801
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That sullen, good-for-nothing brute, Balmawhapple, was sent to escort you from Doune, with what he calls his troop of horse.
Waverley — Complete Walter Scott 1801
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"We will take whatever measures necessary to win," Bush added. "Isn't that right, Tim?"
(Old link, but still funny.)
October 21, 2008