TROOP


Meaning of TROOP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tru:p ]

( troops, trooping, trooped)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

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...

N-PLURAL

2.

A troop is a group of soldiers within a cavalry or armoured regiment.

...a troop of enemy cavalry trotting towards the Dutch right flank.

N-COUNT-COLL

3.

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...

N-COUNT : N of n

4.

If people troop somewhere, they walk there in a group, often in a sad or tired way. ( INFORMAL )

They all trooped back to the house for a rest...

VERB : V adv / prep

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