Definition

1. Noun: - An orderly crowd or group: A collection of people or animals moving or gathered together in a group. - A unit of Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts: A local group of scouts that forms part of a larger council. - A cavalry unit: A military subunit, historically corresponding to an infantry company. - (Often plural: troops) Soldiers or armed forces collectively: Refers to military personnel.

2. Verb: - To move or walk as a group in an orderly or casual manner: To proceed together in a crowd or line. - To march or parade: To walk in a procession, often in a ceremonial context.

Examples

• Noun:
  • A troop of monkeys chattered in the trees.
  • She leads a Girl Scout troop.
  • The general reviewed the troops.
• Verb:
  • The students trooped out of the auditorium after the lecture.
  • The veterans trooped past the memorial.

Advanced Usage

• "To troop the colour": A British ceremonial military parade where flags are displayed.
  • The ceremony of Trooping the Colour marks the official birthday of the British sovereign.

Variants and Related Words

• Trooper (n): A soldier in a cavalry unit; also, a state police officer (in some regions, e.g., a "state trooper").
  • The trooper rode ahead of the column.
• Troopship (n): A ship used for transporting soldiers.
  • The troopship carried the battalion overseas.

Synonyms

• Noun (group): Band, company, crowd, flock, gang, herd, unit.
• Noun (soldiers): Forces, military, personnel, soldiers.
• Verb: File, march, parade, stream, walk.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Troop in/into: To enter a place as a group.
  • The audience began to troop into the theater.
• Troop out/off: To leave a place as a group.
  • After the meeting, everyone trooped off to the cafeteria.
• Troop up: To gather or assemble.
  • The fans trooped up outside the stadium gates.

Related Idioms

• To swear in a troop: (Archaic) To enlist or recruit a group of soldiers.
• Troops in the field: Military forces engaged in active operations.
  • The general commanded all troops in the field.

Noun

1. an orderly crowd
   • a troop of children
2. a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts
3. a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company
4. a group of soldiers

Verb

1. move or march as if in a crowd
   • They children trooped into the room
2. march in a procession
   • the veterans paraded down the street