/ truːp; NAmE / noun , verb
■ noun
1.
troops [ pl. ] soldiers, especially in large groups :
They announced the withdrawal of 12 000 troops from the area.
The president decided to send in the troops .
Russian troops
2.
[ C ] one group of soldiers, especially in tanks or on horses :
( figurative )
A troop of guests was moving towards the house.
3.
[ C ] a local group of Scouts
► troop adjective [ only before noun ]:
troop movements (= of soldiers)
■ verb
[ v + adv. / prep. ] (used with a plural subject) to walk somewhere together as a group :
After lunch we all trooped down to the beach.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French troupe , back-formation from troupeau , diminutive of medieval Latin troppus flock, probably of Germanic origin.